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The Boy Behind the Gate: How His Dream of Sailing Around the World Became a Six-Year Odyssey of Adventure, Fear, Discovery, and Love

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English
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Buoy Press; B & W Interior ed. edition (1 Jan. 2024)
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0.59 KG
Publication Date
01/01/2024
Pages
404 pages
ISBN-13
9798869079336
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15.24 x 2.29 x 22.86 cm
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9798869079336
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Larry Jacobson (Author)
Larry Jacobson Biography A California native, circumnavigator Larry Jacobson grew up on the beaches of the Pacific Ocean sailing, kayaking, and swimming. With degrees from the University of California Irvine and Berkeley, his entrepreneurial and adventurous spirit flourished as he started an adventure travel company leading whitewater-rafting explorations on then-unchartered rivers in New Zealand. Larry’s career in travel blossomed as the industry began its hyper-growth. From salesman to CEO, he led his newly founded company on a fast pace to success. After 20 years as an industry leader, he made the difficult decision to leave the business world to pursue his lifetime dream of sailing around the world. His expertise as an entrepreneur shines in Navigating Entrepreneurship. And he inspires children to achieve and be grateful in his new children’s book, Let’s Go! The account of his adventures at sea is now published in the Award-winning best seller, The Boy Behind the Gate. During his six-year odyssey, Larry and his crew faced many surprise challenges, learned the true meaning of perseverance, and experienced first-hand why so few people who set sail to circumnavigate actually complete the arduous journey. It will inspire you to make your own dreams come true, whatever they may be. As an author and motivational speaker, Jacobson inspires as he shares the traits and disciplines needed to achieve great accomplishments and persevere in any endeavor. Through stories of harrowing storms in the Red Sea, repeated mechanical breakdowns, and his new role as captain, Larry shares his fears and how he learned to use them to his advantage. From the tsunami in Thailand to pirates in the Gulf of Aden, the six-year journey presented an astonishing number of life-threatening events, any one of which could derail such an undertaking. Instead, taking each trial to task at the moment taught Jacobson to mark the worth in every day with gratitude. As a speaker, Larry inspires his audience to do the same. He lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and welcomes feedback and new friends at: http://larryjacobson.com Larry is currently working on two new books.Read more about this authorRead less about this author
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"It's Now or Never. " Goodbye Comfortable Life, Hello Adventure.

A Lifelong Dream Comes TrueLarry had dreamed of sailing around the world ever since he first stepped foot into a sailboat at the age of 13. He held onto that dream for 30 years until one day he realized "It's now or never.

" He left his corporate job, trading his comfortable executive life for adventure. The Scary and Humorous Stories Leap Off the PageAward-winning author, Larry Jacobson, brings you aboard JULIA as he embarks on a 6-year odyssey at sea after leaving everything behind to make his lifelong dream a reality.

He and his crew dodged pirates in the Gulf of Aden, battled 30-foot seas and 60-knot winds in the Red Sea, were chased by Komodo dragons in Indonesia, had multiple equipment breakdowns, nearly lost their mast in the Coral Sea, and pushed the envelope with Larry nearly losing his life scuba diving. The vivid word descriptions and full color photos bring the story to life.

This page-turner will keep you entertained and inspired at the same time. Definitely a book for everyone.

A true story memoir packed with lessons from the ocean that served as a teacher of seamanship, personal strength, growth, leadership, and perseverance while Larry and his crew discovered themselves and the world. You'll sail 44,000 nautical miles and live the ups and downs of this incredible adventure.

Different from Other Sailing BooksThis is not just the story of fulfilling a lifelong passion. It is also a story of absorbing wisdom from the sea, and from the people they met along the way.

And it's a deep dive into Larry's thinking as you experience the changes that took place in him recounted in his very personal journals. Step aboard and share the life lessons earned on the voyage as you sail around the world from the comfort of your home.

The book is life-changing. If you are wondering whether you should start living your dreams, this book will confirm you should.

We are each given one great opportunity in life. What are you going to do with yours?Winner of 6 literary awards:BEST MEMOIR - Bay Area Independent Publishers AssociationFINALIST - Benjamin Franklin Awards, MemoirsFINALIST - Benjamin Franklin Awards, Non-FictionGOLD MEDAL - eLit Awards, TravelSILVER MEDAL - eLit Awards, MemoirsSILVER MEDAL - Independent Publisher Book Awards, Non-fictionJacobson's writing is witty, insightful, engaging, and embracing.

You won't want to put the book down!. .

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