Similar re-awakening to Moby Dick here. At 40, I took a shot at it again (surprised, then, that I was eager to get past Chapter 1) at the same time that I undertook a scary attempt to dismantle an ancient, huge, and very heavy, metal swingset in my back yard. I was afraid of the immense bulk of the structure, I was afraid of the tools I needed to use, and I was afraid my determination would abruptly ebb and leave me with a mess that would remind me of my epic failure in courage. What an amazing summer that was, though; the swingset became my Whale, a rented reciprocating saw my spear, and in the heat of a sweaty summer, my long ocean voyage commenced. I was emboldened each night by Moby Dick, encouraged anew when all seemed lost or too dangerous, and, ultimately, jubilant and triumphant when the metal beast was finally brought down. I've only been in a proper sailboat once, and learned from it only that I am too sea sick to partake. So, my reads about sailing are limited, but now expanded by this video's list. One other novel, John Hersey's "Under the Eye of the Storm" ... was for me a tangentially likewise evocative tale of how a sailboat can be understood as a vessel for the human spirit, body and mind; the sea and wind as tactile encounters with time and the unknown. Another prism to glimpse into how we are all alone, but together. In my very short bucket list of wishes I hold one hope close - that one day I might be able to buy Christian Williams' books as full-video renditions, with his astounding eye, mesmerizing pace, stunning insights, poetic words and magnificent voice to guide the viewer into other realms of understanding about these deeper-than-life connections between sailing and the soul. Thank you, Mr. Williams, for the lodestar of your work.

That is one wonderful and also tragic book (the epilogue about his son). In the same vein of obscure but marvelous is "The Curve of Time." "The Boy": www.amazon.com/Boy-Me-Cat-Cruise-Mascot/dp/0971504156/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=CKM21E409R03FZWND1J4 "The Curve": www.amazon.com/Curve-Time-M-Blanchet/dp/1770500375/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=9KBSBS1TF6AKDKBDWW9X

I notice no issues with the audio or understanding everything said.

I'm halfway through listening to Alone Together on Audible. Recommended!

Apologies for the audio catastrophe. Thanks for enduring it (runaway camera motor hum required brutal strangulation in post).

@@ChristianWilliamsYachting no problem! I found a few people at the yacht club who remember your dad after you put up your summer cruise video.

Just turn on Closed Captions [CC] on the bottom of the KZfaq screen (Not sure it works on mobile devices, may require a desktop or laptop).

Perfect captain! Thanks.

I posted it on a reply above.

Think of it as the Odd Couple go sailing.

@@ChristianWilliamsYachting Oof