Somewhere South: Sailing Through Polynesia 1977

Sailing ＂somewhere south＂ is a dream and goal of many sailors.In 1977, long ago and far away, Clay Hutchinson achieved that dream and more, even learning the dream’s shortcomings and illusions. He and his crew returned to their lives with a new appreciation of the wonders of the far flung world and the skills and resourcefulness it takes to really understand them.This is one of the few sailing books that describes the ambiance of the ocean sailing explosion among young people in the 1970s. They brought something very special to long distance sailing, something that seems to be getting lost in our day of high-priced boats guided by faultless electronics, and never out of commincation with the everday world back home.

After sailing somewhere south, Clay Hutchinson returned to Hawaii and a career on and near the ocean, staying involved with ocean sailing. He and his family live there today.