A Sailing Voyage

Four people set sail for Montauk Point, Long Island. One will not return.

The Fools Reward

Pete Moore, his son David, and Pete's friends Sal and Cira Merlino, embark on the first leg of a long planned cruising adventure. Pete and Cira become romantically involved, and David joins a group of surfers who sell drugs.

The situation soon spirals out of control.

This is a novel about sailing, personal relationships, and the transistion of a teenager into an adult. Sailors will enjoy the cruising details, and everyone will enjoy the story.

Available in print and electronic Kindle formats.

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Pete Moore is a retired airline pilot who built a boatyard with his then wife Camille, on the New Jersey shore, near Sandy Hook. Their son, David, was only four years old when Camille deserted them. Pete retired to run the boatyard and raise David.

In the early years of the boatyard, Pete built a sailing yacht, the Fools Reward. He wanted to cruise the world, but the boatyard and David took all his time. The story opens when David is eighteen and Camille suddenly reappears in their lives. Pete decides to drop everything and go cruising, to save himself and David. David reluctantly agrees to accompany him on the first leg of the journey to Montauk Point, Long Island.

Pete's friend Sal, and Sal's elegant but troubled wife Cira, join the cruise. The closeness of the small boat amplifies the clash of personalities. Pete and Cira become romatically involved and David jumps ship to join a group of surfers selling drugs. The situation soon spirals out of control, permanently changing all their lives.