This book is excellent for those who continue to dream of a life at sea. My husband and I owned a small sailboat and lived on board for weeks at a time for several summers in a row - having two small children quickly put an end to that! But this book will allow him to continue to dream about his life-long goal: build a live-aboard sailboat, and cruise where ever his wanderlust takes us! At the very least, letting him read this book is less frightening then being aboard a 22' sailboat in the middle of a thunderstorm. At the most, it may encourage his dreams even further???!!!