It's Vancouver, Canada in the early 1980s. Dubliner Pete Hogan finally gets it together to build his own boat, a Tahiti Ketch, an iconic American sailboat design. This book tells the story of one boat, the 30 foot long Molly B, from building to shipwreck, and the man who lived to tell the tale.

A follow-up instalment to the author's highly acclaimed The Log of the Molly B, this book is a record of one man's attempt to forego modern-day conveniences and social conventions in order to focus on what is truly important. It is illustrated with dozens of full colour plates.