Unlikely People

by Reese Palley

Overview

Unlikely People is a tribute to the unique men and women that give up the shores and take to the seas. After thirty years of sailing aboard Unlikely VII he has met devils and saints, fools and philosophers, and their stories are told with humor and charm in Palley's inimitable style.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574090574
Publisher:	Sheridan House, Incorporated
Publication date:	10/25/1998
Pages:	224
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Editorial Reviews

Before embarking on his nautical retirement aboard UNLIKELY VII, American Reese Palley had a successful career as an art dealer. No doubt he can spot a masterpiece and a fake at 50 pages. But for judging the panoply of humanity he reckons you can't beat the perspective of sailing across oceans, as he's done for 30 years, when he's not ashore living in Philadelphia. He's met fools and philosophers, devils and saints and they're all in this book under chapter headings like Funny People, Good People, Off the Wall People and Tragic People. The legendary Tristan Jones appears, of course, under Incredible People. But for most of them fame lies only in having crossed wakes with Palley. There's the lunatic from Colombia and the world's dumbest sailor. This book is a delightfully luck-dip of brief encounters, sometimes humorous, always unlikely.

Yachting Monthly

A look at the unlikely people one meets while sailing the world for 20 years. You got it! Mr. Palley circumnavigated the world for 20 years, and this is a book about the people he met while doing so. An excellent read about our kinda people, out there, doing it.

Latitudes & Attitudes