hi Bernard, shame to hear you’ve no more sailing books planned–really enjoyed them all especially Stormchild which I’ve read 5 times—Tim Blackburn makes a real change as a hero—most of the others-Sharpe-Sandman-Thomas-Uhtred and Derfel are such great warrriors that you cant help but believe they will pull through no matter how tough the situation whereas with Tim he’s more ordinary which makes his courage much more special–also the book always makes me want to go out in a yacht—though nowhere near Patagonia—- if you ever find you have nothing too read and fancy trying David Gemmell then I would highly recommend all his books but especially–Legend–King Beyond the Gate and Knights of Dark Renown— thanks for taking the time to read and answer questions–not many authors do– thanks again-Rob