Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor

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1. cavoiromOct 2026
   If anyone enjoys reading about sailing, check Confessions of a long distance sailor. Another snapshot of the sailing world, in the eighties.

   https://arachnoid.com/lutusp/sailbook.html

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2. geocrasherMar 2021
   Paul Lutus (the guy who wrote AppleWriter) sailed around the world in the late 80's, solo. He wrote about it in "Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor", which is freely available online at his own personal website:

   https://arachnoid.com/sailbook/index.html

   In chapter 7 he goes into his trip through the Suez Canal. Mind you, this was in the late 80's, and it didn't sound very pleasant.

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3. jcurboMay 2017
   Two of my favorite books about sailing are:

   Sailing Alone Around the World https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_Alone_Around_the_World about Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail around the world alone

   Confessions of a Long Distance Sailor https://arachnoid.com/sailbook/ about Paul Lutus sailing around the world alone from 1988-1991

   Both are interesting kind of like Maidentrip (which I haven't seen, will have to check out) - visiting different cultures, limited technical means (although Paul did have a computer, TV, VCR...).

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4. luke_sOct 2012
   For those who don't know who Paul Lutus is:

   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Lutus

   Some key parts: "Lutus designed electronics for the NASA Space Shuttle and created a mathematical model of the solar system that was used by the Jet Propulsion Laboratory during the Viking Mars mission" and then "... he started writing computer programs on his first personal computer, an Apple II. In the 80s, he would eventually program Apple Writer,"

   I also recommend his book about sailing around the world "Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor"!

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5. lutuspJul 2025
   You are most welcome! Because AI has taken over most low-level coding, I think more people will be looking for fulfillment outside tech.

   And thank you for your kind words.

   Link to my free book "Confessions of a Long-Distance Sailor": https://arachnoid.com/lutusp/sailbook.html

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