Don’t be misled by the title nor by the gamine bikini-clad figure on the cover nor by the emphasis on the author’s inexperience. This is not a bimbo’s book. Kit Pascoe and her partner Alex spent two years exploring the islands of the Atlantic and the Caribbean in their 1970s Nicholson 32. In Bed with the Atlantic analyses the experience of being at one with the ocean and the concept of a yacht as an inside/outside space. Pascoe’s a fine travel writer, fascinated by all that she sees as well as by the changes she experiences in her understanding of the world. She’s also a risk taker who battles persistent anxiety with impressive success. Patronise this woman at your peril!
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