Alan Phillips

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Twice Around-the-World by sailing boat.

Alan Phillips did his first circumnavigation in a yacht called "Scorpio ". His next circumnavigation commenced in "Wallaby Creek ".

He has also done a two year passage to China via Solomon Islands, Micronesia, Philippines etc.

His is Australian and has circumnavigated Australia and done numerous passages out into the Pacific Ocean from Australia, including seven times into Papua New Guinea and six times across the China Sea.

After 25 years and 100,000 nautical miles of ocean cruising he is one of the most experience cruising sailors on earth.

Along the way he has developed his own philosophies and has views that exhibit original thinking.

Sailed my small boat thru the very eye of a tropical cyclone.

Hit a reef, wrecked my boat and was castaway alone on Orchilla Isle in the Caribbean.

Had a beer in the Beirut yacht club while the Israelis rocketed and bombed with everything they had and lived.

Sailed up to and anchored at Pirate Island in the Southern Philippines and shared a bottle of rum with the pirates.

Drilled out my own tooth with tools from the tool box.

Circumnavigated Australia and the world.(twice)

Found a Polynesian tribe that is still living an uncivilized life and has never been visited by a tourist.

Found a cave in PNG with dozens of human skeletons from people who entered the cave in order to die.

Spent months alone at sea in a leaky boat with no motor and no electrical or electronic thing on the boat.

Crossed the jungles of the Western Province of PNG where no white man had been for 20 years.

Did a seven-week single-handed passage from Panama to Tahiti.

Believes in peace and happiness. Does not carry radios or communications equipment on his boat so he can really relax and enjoy.