Sailing With Mohammed

Misfortune led us to paradise ... paradise in this case being tiny, tropical Rebak Island in the Malacca Straits, to which New Zealander Tony Farrington and his family sailed after thieves had stolen the tender to their yacht Antares II in Phuket harbour in 1996. Over the next five years the Farringtons used Rebak as a base from which to explore Muslim Asia before heading for the Middle East in the wake of the 9/11 terriorist attacks. On their adventures they encounteredwarm hospitality, a burial on Sulawesi, Komodo dragons on Flores, gunfire in Sri Lanka, moonwashed dolphins, high sea piracy and extreme weather. Mohammed, the Prophet's name, is worn with pride by many of the characters you will meet in Tony's absorbing account of a voyage through a cultural setting in which Western ethics and preconceptions are frequently challenged.