The Saga Of Cimba

This is an enchanting tale of adventure at sea. Told in hauntingly beautiful prose, it recounts the journey of two young men who sail from New York to the Caribbean and through the Panama Canal to the islands of the South Pacific. The author loves the sea and his ship, and any nautical or travel enthusiast will appreciate the book's balance of romance with practical information.

Along the way the pair encounter some thrilling moments at sea, like when the boat flips over and the contents of the ship's stove end up blazing on the cabin roof.

Interspersed with the high-seas adventure and descriptions of life aboard the Cimba are short tales of the time spent on land: adventures on the Caribbean Islands, an encounter with a Scandinavian family who came to the Galapagos in search of Utopia, and charmed days in Tahiti.

Maury is incredibly observant, and his stories reflect a continuous fascination with the places he travels to. But the narrative is at its most epic when the Cimba is at sea, for that is the author's real passion.