Get Real, Get Gone: How to Become a Modern Sea Gypsy and Sail Away Forever...

Rick Page

Apr 2021 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Liam Gerrard

About this audiobook

The idea that you have to be rich to travel the world on your own yacht is so universal that it goes largely unquestioned. The ubiquitous images of rich men on super-yachts sipping Martinis only help cement this image. This book hopes to change all that. Rick's recent appearance on Ben Fogle's New Lives in the Wild chronicled his budget lifestyle and adventures aboard Calypso, and introduced the idea of budget sailing to a whole new audience-an audience who may have never considered the possibility that such a dream could be made a reality, on such a small amount of money. This book is for them and for any experienced sailors who want to cast off the yoke of consumerist yachting and get back to what really matters at sea. If you are not rich, but dream of seeing our beautiful world from the deck of your own boat, this book is packed full of practical and spiritual advice to help you cut through the endless marketing and identify what it is you truly need to become a modern sea gypsy and sail away on the greatest adventure of your life . . . Photos and diagrams referenced in this audiobook can be found on sailingcalypso.com.

Ratings and reviews

Fantastic book. If you are not a millionaire but yearn to go sailing full time read this book! Rick is refreshingly honest and down to earth, plus he cracks good jokes to lighten the mood and keep you real! Thanks Rick, you certainly keep my spirits up and hope to someday actually for real get out on the water.

About the author

Rick Page holds an honors degree in disaster engineering and management and is a regular contributor to Cruising Helmsman magazine. He became a RYA qualified skipper in 2008 and has lived aboard every day since 2007. Rick now lives aboard his current boat, Calypso II somewhere in the South Pacific.

Liam Gerrard is an award-winning voice artist with over ten years of experience working in every field of the voice industry, as well as a highly acclaimed stage and screen actor. A 2017 Audie Award nominee, he has narrated over thirty audiobooks in a wide range of genres and styles.