It's all about living aboard a boat full time with the adventures that accompany life on the sea. The author's husband, Jim, had the expertise and desire to live aboard a cruising yacht twenty-four-seven, and Swan Song presents the extremes of that life. The sea was both sincerely beloved and fearfully respected. But always adventurous, from calm waters to stormy seas, from happy porpoises to elusive herons. There were no dull days. Included in Swan Song is a humorous saga about buying a boat entitled "Seven Coats of Varnish on the Teak," and it's a wild ride with a couple who forgot to check...