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Across Islands and Oceans: A Journey Alone Around the World By Sail and By Foot Roy Schafer It is also a pitch-perfectAcross Islands and Oceans is the memoir of twenty five year old James Baldwin and his epic two year, solo circumnavigation in Atom, his trusty but aging twenty eight foot sailboat. Early on and "as broke as he] dared to be," James determined not only to sail around the world, but also to hike across every island that he visits. His inland forays are unique in the literature of circumnavigators as he finds danger, humor, friendship and romance in