On Brian Wilson’s solo 1200-mile voyage around the coast of Ireland, his little kayak is lashed by the tail-wind of Hurricane Gusta.
He was bombarded by the incontinent gannets of the Skelligs. He was, and almost run down by a ghost galleon off Mizen Head.
Sherkin Island pirates kidnap him for ransom, his boat is claimed as wreckage by the beachcombers of Connemara.
Finally in Kerry, he receives an ecstatic welcome from Fungie, the Dingle Dolphin.
Add to this diversions into sea-lore, local legend, music and history and you have a yarn that will entertain landlubbers and sailors alike.