The Breath of Angels

by Beattie, John

• ISBN13: 9781574090284
• ISBN10: 1574090283
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1997-04-01
• Publisher: Sheridan House Inc

Summary

The Breath of Angels is an action-packed tale of the sea and a story of love and longing. Even as a teenager, John Beattie felt drawn to the ocean, but it was 25 years before his dream of circumnavigating the globe in his 35-foot yacht Warrior Queen could begin to come true. After sailing from Ireland to the Canary Islands and facing difficulties with weather, crew, and ship, John was forced to abandon his goal of circumnavigation. However, he also decided he was ready to tackle the daunting transatlantic passage alone. Along the way he discovered what he had been searching for: the rapture of the ocean. His voyage continued along the South American coast and into the depths of the rainforests via uncharted tributaries. The adventure reached a stirring climax during his return voyage from Venezuela. One day at dawn, hundreds of miles from land, he spotted a man dying of thirst aboard a drifting open boat, a man given one last slender chance to live....

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	9	(6)
Part One HOME WATERS	15	(74)
1 Going Back	15	(3)
2 Brown Sauce and Dreams	18	(7)
3 A Night in the Graveyard	25	(7)
4 Slow Progress	32	(7)
5 Freshwater and Mountains	39	(6)
6 Serious Talking	45	(4)
7 Roy and Walko	49	(9)
8 An Englishman, a Scotsman and an Irishman	58	(6)
9 A Troubled Land	64	(5)
10 Escape	69	(8)
11 Nuts and Bolts and Death	77	(5)
12 Haute Cuisine and Fish and Chips	82	(7)
Part Two OCEAN WATERS	89	(94)
13 Bay of Biscay	89	(8)
14 Brown Sludge	97	(7)
15 Comets in the Sea	104	(5)
16 Running Repairs	109	(6)
17 Plan Overboard	115	(7)
18 Falling Apart	122	(11)
19 New Friends	133	(10)
20 Christmas and New Year	143	(6)
21 The Wide Blue Yonder	149	(7)
22 A Desert in the Sky	156	(6)
23 Rapture of the Deep	162	(8)
24 Sailing Towards Venus	170	(13)
Part Three TROPICAL WATERS	183
25 Boatboys and Lost Sailors	183	(7)
26 New Crew	190	(7)
27 Carnival	197	(6)
28 Winning and Losing	203	(6)
29 The Serpent's Mouth	209	(6)
30 The Edge of the World	215	(8)
31 Poverty and Wealth	223	(6)
32 Growing Up Strong	229	(4)
33 A City Without a Pump	233	(7)
34 Martin Simon	240	(11)
35 Antigua	251	(9)
36 Arrival and Departure	260