Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: The early years -- Tristan's navy -- With Cresswell and Banjo -- Barbara's long cruise -- Israel and hostile shores -- Indian Ocean saga -- The Amazon and a new Banjo -- Tristan meets sea darts -- Cruising to Peru -- Reaching for the stars -- A new life -- Cold facts, arctic fiction with fact -- Down but not out -- Once more, down to the sea -- A Heart of Oak -- Cold rivers, warm seas -- Exploring Thailand -- The strange death of Thomas Ettenhuber -- Another devastating blow -- Wounded pride -- The saga of Gabriel -- The sound of a different drum -- The end of a long voyage -- Afterword.