A Shimmer on the Horizon Book

Following in the tradition of his west coast classic, A Dream of Islands (Orca, 1988), Philip Teece has produced another delightful account of simply "messing about in boats." This time his adventures take him beyond the confines of his home waters around southern Vancouver Island.

A Shimmer on the Horizon is Teece's account of the journey that he and his partner Mary made in tandem in their tiny pocket cruisers up the Strait of Georgia in search of "quiet waters" beyond Desolation Sound. This is the story of how two fierce individualists combined their love for sailing solo with their pleasure in each other's company in a summer-long adventure.

In this beautifully written account of coastal cruising, Teece once again demonstrates that less can be more. The author's keen eye for detail and his appreciation of all the wonders that the Inside Passage has to offer will make A Shimmer on the Horizon essential reading for anyone who cruises or plans to cruise these waters under sail or power.