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    Dreams of a Sailor
    Dreams of a Sailor
    Dreams of a Sailor
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    Dreams of a Sailor

    By Jim Phillips

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    The wit, the wisdom, and the wanderings of a cruiser.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherJim Phillips
    Release dateJul 6, 2011
    ISBN9781452429779
    Dreams of a Sailor
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    Jim Phillips

    Jim Phillips is an author, speaker and certified L.I.F.E. and business coach. For the better part of 30 years he has been an entrepreneur and business leader inspiring others to higher levels of achievement through his presentations throughout the United States and parts of Europe. His true passion is the exploration and application of spiritual law as it applies to prosperity and overall quality of life. One of Jim's gifts is his ability to help others understand and apply complex spiritual concepts to their personal life. At the age of thirteen Jim had an experience that confirmed to him he had a specific message to share about our connection to the Divine. This message was to be shared when the time was right, that time is now. Jim graduated from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. He currently resides in Aldie, VA where he continues his writing, coaching, and speaking. www.prosperitybydesign.com

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      Dreams of a Sailor - Jim Phillips

      Dreams of a Sailor

      Jim Phillips

      Published by Jim Phillips at Smashwords

      Copyright 2011 Jim Phillips

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

      Table of Contents

      Prologue

      A Day in the Life

      A Voice in the Dark

      Do Oysters Work?

      Clarification on Dining Out

      I Am Sick

      Leaving West End

      Raid on a Cruise Line in Eleuthera

      The Raid

      Leaving Eleuthera

      Crooked Island

      Arriving in Provo

      Return to Provo

      How to Fix a Shaft

      Almost Had a Job

      More on Provo

      North Caicos

      Leaving Provo

      Left Provo

      Arrival in the Dominican Republic

      First Day in the DR

      Dutch Couple In Luperon

      How Luperon Got Its Name

      More on Luperon

      I Do Work Sometimes

      Trip With a French Couple

      Luperon Stuff

      Busy Night in Luperon

      Touch One Thing, Something Else Breaks

      To Santiago

      Remembering Lazarus

      Luperon Life

      Pete’s Story

      Waterfalls

      Hurricane Preparation Committee

      Finding a Wife

      Smuggling

      Business Night in Boqueron

      Police Boat off Ponce

      What They Don’t Say in Sailing Magazines

      Seaplane in St. Thomas

      Hans

      Doesn’t It Make You Wonder

      Beautiful Sunrises

      Boat Repair in Paradise

      Local Dominican Makes Good

      Dominican Carnival

      The Boiling Lake

      French Islands

      Epilogue

      Prologue

      This is the story of a dream come true.

      My dad was born in September, 1946 in Centerville, Iowa as the oldest of what would eventually be five siblings. After a difficult childhood bouncing between Iowa and Southern California he ran away from home the summer before his senior year. He would finish high school, and then spent four years in the Navy. Although he was in the Navy during the Vietnam War, he was stationed in the Atlantic and in his words the most action he saw during Vietnam was throwing rocks at Cubans.

      After his four-year tour, dad attended college and completed an undergraduate degree in Industrial Technology at California Polytechnic State University. He met and married his first wife, had what would be his only child, and went on to live his life. With a divorce, a second marriage, a second divorce, a graduate degree from the University of San Francisco, and a series of middle- and upper-management positions with various companies.

      Dad would eventually settle in San Diego, California, in 1997. He choose San Diego because he wanted to finally be able in indulge in what had been a life-long dream for him – sailing. After much preparation, he retired in 2000 at the age of 54 to start cruising.

      Although the start of his cruising life was a bit … rocky (see Remembering Lazarus) he left San Diego for Mexico and spent a year cruising in the Gulf of California. But his real target was the Caribbean. He had thought to sail down the coast and through the Panama Canal, but eventually decided to just put his boat – Vantage Point, a 38-foot Catalina – on a truck to Florida.

      And it was while staying in Florida, waiting for his then-current girl-friend to pack up and be ready to leave for the Caribbean with him, than he started writing.

      This is his story. In his words.

      A Day in the Life

      God, it was cold getting up this morning. The weather must be down around freezing. Took a while to get out from underneath the covers. A sheet, blanket, heavy comforter. Now I know what the cavemen must have felt like crawling out from underneath all the hides. The dock was so cold it had iced up, almost fell down going up the ramp. Wouldn't that have been nice, going into the water. Actually, the water is a lot warmer than the air. At least the water is up in the 70s.

      Sitting here drinking coffee. The hot cup in my hand feels good and the water warms my stomach. What to do today? I have been reading a book called The Shipping News. Sort of a day in the life kind of book, rambles along but keeps your attention. Probably should do something exciting today but can't think of what it will be. My hands are cold tapping on this keyboard. One of these days I am going to build a fiberglass fuel tank and get some of the jerry cans off the deck. But not today, too cold. I laugh when I think that I would never live on a boat in San Diego, to cold. What the hell am I doing here? Yes, I know, the power of a woman. But, February 1st I am out of here. I keep telling myself and everyone else. Then it will be a matter of pride and ego. I will have to leave.

      I know, I will take a long walk over to the beach and up to the UDT-Seal museum. That should keep me busy for a couple hours and give me some exercise. I think about all the days I spent lounging on the boat in some warm, lovely cove. Oh well, those days will come again.

      Amazing how simple life has become. I love it.

      And, I don't have to go to work. Enjoy!

      A Voice in the Dark

      The sound came late at night. The boat swayed as it accepted a large weight on the port side. I was huddled near the radio trying to hear above the static, was there anyone else alive in this god-forsaken place (ok, it was the TV and there were a lot of commercials.) The whale oil lamp flickered in the dark (110v ac lamp connected to shore power) and the wind whistled through the rigging (distant sound of a train passing by.) Scared, alone, starving (it had been two hours since

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