Pacific Lady: The First Woman to Sail Solo across the World's Largest Ocean (Outdoor Lives) Hardcover – September 1, 2008

I met the author by accident. We chatted and I realized who she was. I went home and reread her book. It was just as great the 2nd time around.

I happened upon this book almost by accident, kind of how Sharon Adams started sailing. Not truly, by accident, because I *was* searching for "sailing" books. It was a refreshing book to read, because it was not about how to get your wife to go sailing with you. No, it was written by a woman who loves sailing. And thus, I easily identified with it. There was no need to explain why she loves sailing. She does mention that people question why she wanted to do what she did -- sailing solo across the Pacific. I have a suspicion that she, like me, and other people who do things just to challenge themselves, are kiasu. And kiasu is not always a bad thing.I appreciate that in the book (co-written/arranged by Karen Coates), she is brutally honest about the problems she encounters when sailing alone. Problems are both psychological and physical -- much as Robin Lee Graham writes about in his book  Dove . And yet, I find myself nodding when she describes all the beautiful things about sailing, that make us go through all the crap that we do.Thank you two for putting together such a lovely book.

I seem to be lucky in finding books that I can't put down and this is one of them. What a gal! She was climbing up fixing sails; injuring her arm, getting all of her "stuff" completely drenched including her bed and was successful in fixing a really nasty problem. All of this and more, alone and sometimes melancholy but she chose to do it and did it! I wish that I had had that kind of courage when I was younger.

Easy read, amazing what she did, especially "back in the day" when it wasn't really "done" by women!

fascinating story of an unusual woman for her time. Great descriptions of being at sea in a very small sailboat in a very big ocean.

An interesting "touchy/feely" look at one person's search for her 15 minutes of fame.

A wonderful story of a woman with brass ones. It tells of courage, determination and accomplishment. A must read for all young people who may doubt themselves. This is a gem.

What a lady! It's hard to imagine accomplishing what she did during the times she did it in. No GPS, very little experience, just amazing! The book is a very interesting read, never gets too technical and the story unfolds in an easy and entertaining fashion.