The Years Thunder By

A voyage across two oceans and a continent

By: Nick Jaffe

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Paperback | 19 April 2020

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296 Pages

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24.9 x 17 x 3.9

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'The Years Thunder By' is Nick Jaffe's very personal account of his solo sailing adventure across two oceans and a continent. By turns thrilling, melancholic, funny, and philosophical, Jaffe invites readers to contemplate the questions a vast ocean might pose to us - not merely what it might mean to exist, but what we might risk by not risking everything.

Part memoir, part travelogue, part adventure, part searching for the meaning of life, 'The Years Thunder By' is a chronicle of the lengths one might go to fulfil a dream - from learning how to sail, living on a shoestring, encountering tremendous generosity and navigating the emotions and complexities of facing oneself against the mirror of the sea.

From England across the North sea to Holland and south along the West coast of Europe - the Canary Islands to the Caribbean and north to New York, across the continent to San Francisco and beyond to Hawaii, Palmyra Atoll and the South Pacific, Nick Jaffe takes us on a voyage spanning four years aboard his 26ft boat named Constellation.

The half-circumnavigation chronicled in this book, is currently being completed overland in 2019/2020 - Nick Jaffe is driving a Land Rover from Australia back to Europe via Africa, to complete the loop.

Industry Reviews

"For me, 'The Years Thunder By' occupies a space in the unique band of books which evoke such a desire to re-calibrate and explore, alongside the likes of 'Into the Wild' and 'Barbarian Days'."

"A truly engaging account of heroism, adventure and a journey to a place within. Where passion and intention meet action, across an ocean. Incredible read."

"Riveting story, gorgeously told. Makes me not only want to buy a boat and sail away, but makes me long for a world with more people as special as Nick Jaffe. As sensitive, thoughtful, wise an author as you'll find. Can't wait to see what he writes next!"

"Not only is the author's accomplishment an amazing feat, he touches base on many of life's important lessons. This was one of the few books I had difficulty putting down. I've now passed it on to my 16 year old son. It's sure to open his eyes and mind."

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