Philosophy of Sailing: Offshore in Search of the Universe

By: Christian Williams

Narrated by: Christian Williams

A master storyteller. “Something is out there that doesn’t have a name,” writes veteran sailor and writer Christian Williams as he invites us along once again on a 5,000-mile voyage of discovery around the North Pacific. Equipped with a new boat, a well-stocked toolbox, and the entire history of philosophic thought, he takes us as crew through squalls and calms deep into a laboratory of the universe that exists only out of sight of land.

Funny, erudite, and at times deeply personal, Philosophy of Sailing explores who we are and how encounters with the unknown can be a path to revelation and joy. With 20,000 miles at sea, Williams is also a master teacher of how to sail a boat across perilous oceans and the renovation of yacht and outlook required before departing on the voyage of a lifetime.

With a preparation guide, toolbox of books, and glossary of nautical terms.

©2018 Christian Williams (P)2018 Christian Williams

Intelligent Sailing and thought

Being new to sailing and having studied philosophy in college I thoroughly enjoyed the marriage of both along with the unpredictability of weather and the ocean. I highly recommend.

Great listen.

Loved it.

As a novice sailer, I loved the story and details about the voyage. This well written exciting adventure makes me think about my own sailing adventures. I can relate to the authors experiences. I enjoyed the story and narration.

Enjoyable

Very good book and well narrated. This book was definitely worth reading for anybody interested in sailing, especially solo sailing. It wouldn't hurt to have an interest in philosophy as well because the author dives into the world of philosophy too. Not in a long, boring way though. An interesting fact to keep in mind while reading this book is that the author is 74 years old while making this sailing adventure.

Very entertaining

Love Christian's style... both the writing and performance. His choice to interweave philosophy into the voyage was a great choice

Christian Williams is the Pheadrus of Sailing ⛵️

He was talking to me, maybe you too. Mr. Williams is a master and dabbles with everything of interest with flair.

Fabulous

Everything about this book is marvelous. I am a keen sailor but anyone would gain from this book.
Highly recommended.

Entertaining

The voice was hard to get used to - awkward pauses in the middle of sentences, etc. But he grew on you after a few hours.

If you’re a millennial, be prepared to be occasionally annoyed. There’s some blatant bashing and some intense but brief entitlement ranting. But he doesn’t come across as self-righteous or intensely arrogant, so it balanced out.

It’s definitely a conversation, not a deep, dry delve into various schools of philosophical thought. The action of the voyage and the conversation about philosophy was well-balanced.

Overall worth listening to over a week’s commute.

A pleasant philosophical cruise of the nature and joys of humanity and sailing

Sailed to Hawaii, and back solo vicariously with Christian Williams, experienced an armchair sailor. Both will love this travelog on the sea.

Brilliant story superbly told

I’ve been an avid watcher of Christian’s YouTube videos for a long time so I was beyond excited to learn he’d written a book, and better still, narrated it. Loved every minute of listening to him recount his adventure and love the wit, passion and deep insight he imparts. Can’t wait to listen to it again.

Enjoyed it thoroughly

The authors narration really makes a difference. Like his sentiment and humor. highly recommend it...