Aka

Review In a last-ditch effort to win status and success, middle-aged adventurer Bill Conan enters a 30,000-mile, single-handed race to sail around the world. This ultimate nautical test of skill, strength and endurance leads him across the vast expanse of the treacherous Atlantic Ocean, where a sudden change in wind throws him off balance and sends him overboard. Alone in the still, open sea he fights to keep from drowning, knowing it is a fight that he must eventually lose. But Conan has fallen into the migratory path of a bottle-nosed dolphin named Aka and his tribe. In an exhilarating encounter, they sense Conan's plight, communicate with him, and work to keep him afloat and alive. A stirring adventure tale, Aka is also an unforgettable portrait of the ancient history of dolphins, their extraordinary traits and abilities, and the ancient friendship with humans. Tristan Jones is a very experienced sailor who began his relationship with the sea by working on sailing barges at the age of fourteen. --Midwest Book Review, January 1999[HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED]This is a seafaring tale about a middle aged man s last ditch attempt to win status and success by entering a single-hand around the world race. He falls overboard, and as he fights to stay alive, encounters a pod of migrating dolphin, including one named Aka. A stirring adventure by a true adventurer. --Latitudes & Attitudes, July/August 1999[HTML_REMOVED][HTML_REMOVED]A novel about a participant in a single-handed race around the world who falls overboard and is saved by a gang of bottle-nosed dolphins. --Wooden Boat, December 2008 This is a seafaring tale about a middle aged man s last ditch attempt to win status and success by entering a single-hand around the world race. He falls overboard, and as he fights to stay alive, encounters a pod of migrating dolphin, including one named Aka. A stirring adventure by a true adventurer. --Latitudes & Attitudes, July/August 1999 A novel about a participant in a single-handed race around the world who falls overboard and is saved by a gang of bottle-nosed dolphins. --Wooden Boat, December 2008 From the Back Cover ''A lyrical and intelligent account of both man and dolphin and the relationship they have to the sea and to each other... This book is a requirement for Jones' fans and for those who have yet to cruise the world with Jones.'' --Library Journal In a last-ditch stab at fortune and glory, middle-aged adventurer Bill Conan enters a 30,000-mile single-handed round-the-world race. This ultimate test of skill, strength, and endurance leads him across the treacherous Atlantic Ocean's vast expanse, where a sudden change in wind throws him off balance and sends him overboard. Alone in the still, open sea, he struggles to keep from drowning, knowing it is a fight that he will eventually lose. But Conan has stumbled into the migratory path of a bottle-nosed dolphin named Aka and his tribe. In an exhilarating encounter, he senses Conan's plight, communicates with him, and works to keep him afloat and alive. A stirring adventure tale, Aka depicts the ancient history of dolphins, their extraordinary traits and abilities, and their eternal friendship with humans