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We are so proud of our very own Joe Phelan, who has written reflections on his life and the story of his voyage to Antarctica under the HYC flag in 2004, in his first ever book: “Sailing to Antarctica: A Memoir.”
From the blurb:
Following 40 years working in the Irish Health Service, Joe Phelan retired. With his family grown it was time for adventure. Colleagues and friends wished him well, enthusing about all the golf he would enjoy. Joe had a different plan, he was going to sail to Antarctica…
This is the story of the journey that brought him to the cold Southern Continent, on the first yacht to ever complete such a voyage from Ireland. ‘Sailing to Antarctica’ tells the inspiring story of how a bunch of retirees could confidently sail from Dublin to the Antarctic Peninsula on the adventure of a lifetime.
W.M. Nixon says, “’Sailing to Antarctica’ introduces the reader to some of the best ocean sailing skippers that Ireland has produced. An encouraging and fascinating book.”
