A heartwarming tale of a woman with a difficult past and fears who steps outside her comfort zone into one of the toughest yacht races in North America.
When Rebecca Dunbar agreed to join the land crew for the Van Isle 360 yacht race, she never dreamt that she’d be a last-minute replacement on a racing crew. After all, she barely knew port from starboard, never mind how to actually sail.
But fate intervened, and now this quiet history professor must learn how to fit into an experienced sailing crew during one of the most challenging races in North America. The only novice on the Gallivant’s seven-member crew, Rebecca discovers a racing world with gale-force winds and rough seas as well as gentle sailing past the wondrous natural beauty of Vancouver Island.
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"All she wanted was to live her quiet life as a history professor, when her life is upended, and she is thrust onto a crew in one of the most dangerous yacht races in North America."
The race around Vancouver Island: The Van Isle 360.
- Barbara Wyatt quote about Wind on the Sounds
Praise for Wind on the Sounds
"One could write volumes about this novel's authenticity, re: time and place. . . One doesn't need to travel to Vancouver Island to understand the author's genuine love for the place. I frequently have been to the island and the Sunshine Coast, and can say from experience that Wyatt does full justice to the magnificence of the place. The incredible rightness of Wyatt's vision of old times and new times, intertwined in a verbal Emily-Carr painting, cannot be overstated."
─Whistler Independent Book Awards Fiction Evaluation
"A woman braves the ocean—and her past—in a daring yacht race around Vancouver Island in Wyatt’s novel. The novel vacillates between quiet, personal moments, such as sailors lamenting their lack of dance skills, and big, adrenaline-fueled scenes, as when Rebecca falls overboard into frigid waters...the narrative’s blend of personal transformation and physical challenges makes for an inspiring read. A sweet and sentimental tale of finding your inner strength when and where you least expect it, with a rousing nautical twist."
─Kirkus Reviews
"This has been one of my favorite books to read this year. One of my favorite parts about the book were the visuals and the authors clear, simple descriptions of some of the boats inner workings. I feel like an expert!"
─Sunshine, Amazon Book Reviewer ★★★★★
"As an Australian, only a weekend sailor within the Sydney Harbour and other internal stretches of water, I was fascinated by the duality of factual diagrams explaining in detail the mechanisms of the physical boats, the winds, the techniques of sailing, combined with an interesting fictional story running through which displayed incredible character analysis and an interesting plot. The combination of both reality and fiction, really worked in this book!
“Wind OnThe Sound” by Barbara Wyatt is a fascinating book for anyone interested in adventure, sailing and just a “ good read”.
I highly recommend this book."
─Vicki, Amazon Book Reviewer ★★★★★
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