Too old for an adventure? NOT ME, by J.C. Kavanagh

 

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Well, another adventure has begun. An adventure that will take us about 3,000 nautical miles from home, and - get this - we're getting there on our sailboat!

Yes, I know - crazy - but to me, it's a "WOW, that's crazy awesome!"

For years, me and my partner, Ian, have been dreaming of taking our sailboat to the Bahamas. Finally, this is the year we're making it come true. Ian retired last year and me, I've been writing from home for 10 years. We're doing everything we can to keep our bodies and minds fit for this rigorous undertaking. 

Outfitting our 43' sailboat has been it's own 'adventure.' We installed four 220 watt solar panels; a custom davit to keep our dingy out of the water; four 314 amp lithium batteries; a new Genoa (head sail); stereo and amp to keep the other boats at bay (insert winky face here :)); internet capability, and a watermaker to 'make' potable water from sea water. It's been a long and expensive 'to do' list but hey, making a dream come true will always make you B O A T (Bring Out Another Thousand) (insert another winky face, only this one with empty pockets ;)

Me applying Cetol to the teak cap rails

Wax on / Wax off. Big job for a big boat!

Part of this adventure, for me, is writing my next novel, The Deepest Divide. The plot has been outlined, months of research completed, and the characters have become 'real' in the playground of my mind. So, while we're sailing through the Great Lakes, down the Hudson River and the Intercoastal Waterway,  then across to the Bahamas, I will be having an adventure within another adventure. What new scenes will I add to the plot, which already has lakes and waterways as the main backdrop? 

Oh, the excitement!

Yeah, old-fashioned I am. I like 'real' books!

Research materials in two binders

Copies of The Twisted Climb trilogy on board? Yes!

 

Captain Ian and I 

If you want to read about adventures in the water, be sure to check out The Twisted Climb trilogy. The main characters, Jayden, Connor and Max, have multiple 'wet' adventures that could only take place in a dream world (or unWorld). Summer reading at its finest :)

Stay safe and don't forget to tell the ones you love that you love them :)

J.C. Kavanagh, author of
The Twisted Climb - A Bright Darkness (Book 3) Best YA Book FINALIST at Critters Readers Poll 2022
AND
The Twisted Climb - Darkness Descends (Book 2) voted BEST Young Adult Book 2018, Critters Readers Poll and Best YA Book FINALIST at The Word Guild, Canada
AND
The Twisted Climb,
voted BEST Young Adult Book 2016, P&E Readers Poll
Voted Best Local Author, Simcoe County, Ontario, 2021
Novels for teens, young adults and adults young-at-heart
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