Beer in the Bilges: Sailing Adventures in the South Pacific

In the early 1980s, after the sexual revolution and before the explosion of the electronic age, the remote islands of Polynesia begged to be explored. For three experienced sailors who dreamed of sailing through the idyllic South Pacific, it was a perfect time to embark on a quest through some of the most amazing cruising destinations in the world.

As New Zealander “Hollywood” Bob Rossiter, Australian Peter Jinks, and Canadian Alan Boreham set off from different points in the world—one in t...