Sean Paton goes All At Sea

Azores Tradewinds founder, blue-water sailor, writer, broadcaster and environmentalist based in the Azores, Sean Paton, shares his thoughts on being All At Sea.

“For me the very phrase ‘All At Sea’ has connotations that are not merely of being on a boat. Whether it’s cruising, racing or just plain old live aboard, being on the water propels us into another dimension. You don’t have to be doing an ocean crossing or a brave single-handed passage. All of us when on the sea are humbled by the one element that, without compassion or sympathy, both gives life and takes it away. The sea is relentless in its support (and often opposition) to the lives that are on it, in it and under it.”

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