Beth Leonard
A Journey of
Self-Discovery
eth Leonard went to college and collected a master's degree in business. She could point to a successful international management
consulting career, but there was no blue-water sailing on her
résumé
Like so many of us, Beth felt an itch of discontent inside the
corporate suit she put on every day. Unlike most of us, though, Beth
couldn't resist scratching that itch.
Following Seas recounts the story of Beth's transformation
from business analyst to expert in the sea, the wind, the sky, the
stars and Silk, the boat on which she learns to depend for
her life. Over the course of three years, Beth grew into someone to
whom Joshua Slocum could tip his hat in fellowship.
The dramatic "shake-down" cruise recounted in the
prologue became the first leg of a sometimes tumultuous and
sometimes serene circumnavigation. Sailing west-around, Beth and
companion Evans Starzinger pilot Silk from the Azores,
through the Panama Canal, and into the South Pacific, where the
peoples of remote islands play a vital part in the story.
How does one decide to leave a career and adopt a new way of
life? What will you discover about the new places you see, the
people you meet? Most important, what might you discover about
yourself? Following Seas tells the story of Beth Leonard's
journey of discovery.
Why not weigh anchor, sail west-around, and share this journey of
exploration yourself?
Carol Berto
Editor