All Tom Morton wanted was a quiet life, sailing his yacht 'Sligo Bay' around, preferably, warm waters, perhaps doing a little light sea-freighting on the side and maybe, just maybe, finding a soul mate to fill the gap left by a less than satisfactory divorce.. ..so how on earth did he find himself mixed up in dehydrated beer-making, booze shipping, drug-smuggling, horse-nobbling, kidnapping and the Gulf War? Find out in an hilarious nautical romp from the South of England to Ireland and back with the crew (and friends) of 'Sligo Bay', the only sailing-freighter in England. John Paton has spent many years working in the Middle East and Africa and is now splitting his retirement between homes in Wiltshire and Franschhoek in the Cape Winelands. He is married with two sons, is a qualified coastal skipper, serious petrol-head and wine buff.