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Title: NOT an adventure! Rather, a sad personal account.
Review: Undermining my original excitement to read this book, I found that "Sea Change" offered little in the class of Caldwell's "Desperate Voyage", Junger's "Perfect Storm", or arctic analogies like Cherry-Garrard's "Worst Jounrey in the World". Certainly Nichols is no Shackleton. Rather, Sea Change is a shuffling of Nichols personal difficulties and colorful yet sad reflections on his failed marrage, and some recounts of his sea voyages of mixed interest. There is indeed some interesting information in regard to solo sailing across the oceans and the management of collision avoidance. Yet beyond this the read is dismaying instead of heartening in terms of human survival and energy of the sole. I'd skip this book and move on to truly dramatic accounts. Alternatively, try Jaynes' "Come Hell on High Water", which is at least amusing.
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