Sailing aloneSailing on a boat by yourself out at sea and out of sight of land can be exhilarating or terrifying, compelling or tedious sometimes it can be all of these things just in one morning. It is an adventure at odds with our normal, sociable lives, carried out floating on a medium wholly inimical to our existence. But the deep ocean is also a remarkable place on which to think. Richard King's engaging and curious book is about the debt we owe to solo

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