Trade Winds Calling

The principal character in the book, Ed Rogers, replicates many of the author's adventurous romantic dreams. Ed's goal as a happy bachelor, was to experience as much of this marvelous world as time, money and fate would allow. Rogers, had the good fortune to travel, sail and love many wonderful people and exotic places around the globe. It is hoped that the sailing episodes in the book will acquaint and educate the non-sailing reader (and at the same time not insult the experienced sailor) with various aspects of the day-to-day life aboard a well-founded cruising yacht. It is also hoped the stories will explain an adventurer's attraction to the South Seas, distant lands and peoples that have so richly blessed so many sailors and the history of the South Pacific. I have been told that there are two love stories here. I prefer to think there are many. I enjoyed the writing of this story, The freedom of being able to write anything I wanted and to create people, places and things rather than sticking to all reality is intoxicating. Much like the shores of the world's major oceans, the boundaries of writing fiction are far apart. Lastly, I would like the reader to keep in mind that most of this story takes place in the time period between 1977 and 1982. Please look back over the past thirty plus years or so and recognize that many changes have taken place since then, in both sailboat technology and Pacific Island tourism. Thank you for opening these pages. Welcome aboard!