The Walkabouts by Mike Saunders

Subtitle: A Family at Sea -- What an interesting read.  The biggest reason I was reading it was because it met the requirements for this months world literature challenge of Sub-sahara and I fell in love with it.  The family was not happy with how things were going in Rhodesia so they decided to sail to England.  They had never done anything like this and there was a huge learning curve.  They were working on the boat in the most unpleasant conditions and started sailing in conditions that were not much better.  Many things broke, there was illness, but also a feeling of accomplishment.  At times the boat and weather really wore them out, but they had some amazing experiences.  Not something that is on my bucket list, but what a well written adventure.