For Love and the Sea

A memoir of extraordinary travel in the 1960s

Jutta Townes

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Ashwood Publishing
14 August 2024

Memoirs; Sailing; Adventure holidays

In 1960, 18-year-old Jutta Townes leaves her German coal-mining town and migrates to Australia looking for freedom. She meets a lanky Australian engineer with a yen to sail around the world, and together they buy a traditional wooden yacht and grab adventure with both hands. They sail the eastern coasts of Australia, Africa and South America and the oceans in between, then with a new boat - and a new baby - they travel from Germany down the Danube through the Eastern Bloc countries to Istanbul and the Aegean.

For Love and the Sea is a story of discovery, fellowship, and moments of sublime beauty as well as sheer terror. It also looks back, with the compassion and perspective of time, at a young woman finding her way through adulthood and marriage. Townes writes vividly of travel before GPS and satellite communications and explores what it means to grow up, come to terms with the past, and look forward to the future with an adventurous heart.

By: Jutta Townes
Imprint: Ashwood Publishing
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 24mm
Weight: 617g
ISBN: 9780645913774
ISBN 10: 0645913774
Pages: 424
Publication Date: 14 August 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Jutta Townes migrated to Australia from Germany aged 18, in 1960. After she and her Australian husband spent ten years travelling the world by boat, they settled back in Australia before separating. Jutta raised two sons and worked in a number of different occupations before finally settling into a career as psychotherapist. She now lives in Tasmania.