Young Salt at Sixty: Becoming Better Than Retired

by Deborah Hammett

Overview

What do you aspire to become when you retire?

Why not use the time you have earned for yourself to go all in with your wildest dreams?

Not until she retires from teaching on Martha's Vineyard, does Deborah Hammett get the idea to become a sailor. She uses her wry wit and well-honed teaching skills to guide and inspire novice sailors of any age. Deborah shares the invaluable lessons she learns while sailing solo from New England to the Southern Bahamas and back. She conquers her fears, overcomes enormous challenges, and confronts her prejudices throughout her journey.

This riveting tale of personal growth will:

• Empower you with the courage to live your dream fully
• Inspire you to confront your own biases
• Captivate you as you join in an enthralling sailing adventure
• Teach you the essential vocabulary and concepts the novice sailor must learn
• Give you the courage to think young and become something completely new and different in your golden years

If you are interested in sailing, or in making a significant lifestyle change in retirement, you must read Young Salt at Sixty.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940184350776
Publisher:	Deborah Hammett
Publication date:	02/18/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

About the Author

Deborah Hammett grew up in Katonah, NY, and received her bachelor’s degree in elementary education at Western Connecticut State University. She moved to Oak Bluffs, Massachusetts, on the island of Martha’s Vineyard in 1986 when she began her career as a teacher. She commuted off-island for graduate school and received her MEd. in school leadership from Salem State University.

Within her thirty-three years as an educator, she taught at several grade levels and became a school principal. She has two grown daughters, Rilla and Emily. She now lives everywhere aboard her boat, Mavia.

Editorial Reviews

Inspiring and empowering, this book is a call to reimagine your next chapter, with lessons in resilience, adventure, and the transformative power of going all in. Whether you're a dreamer or a doer, it will spark your imagination and leave you ready to create a life less ordinary, afloat or otherwise.

Cruising World Magazine - Andrew Parkinson

Deborah Hammett's tale of learning to sail at sixty and then sailing solo aboard her 36-foot sloop from New England to George Town in the Exumas, Bahamas, is inspirational. Along the way, she mastered all the skills cruising sailors need, met a host of characters, good and bad, confronted her fears, and embraced the joys of the cruising life. If you harbor the cruising dream, you should readYoung Salt at Sixty.

Blue Water Sailing - George Day