…a sometimes witty, sometimes instructive, sometimes despairing, always passionate rave—Sailing With Purpose is a one of a kind book. An ideal sort of book to present any man struggling with the meaning of life, whether young or old, this book describes the life of man, its purpose, and its end in a manner like no other. An ideal book for any father to give any son, or any son to give any father—whether they sail or not—Sailing with Purpose is the sort of book that may very well, in spite of itself, change a man's life…

After many various and sundry adventures in the mountains and deserts of the Western United States, Jerome FitzGerald ended up on a small boat named "RENEGADE", because of a bet, a woman, and a myth. He resides there still.