Addicted to Adventure is an outstandingly interesting autobiographical account of Bob Shepton‘s sailing adventures.
The first half of Shepton’s life – Royal Marines, ordained minister, teaching at various boarding schools, years of committed rock climbing – is dealt with quickly! The bulk of the book starts after his retirement and describes his polar sailing journeys. The book’s tone is consistently optimistic, can-do and adventurous. There is a constant sense of physical limits being sought and challenged. The obvious parallel is with Bill Tilman. The book is written in a matter-of-fact style, without self-pity. It is simply an account of true adventures undertaken without one-eye on how it will subsequently look on Instagram. Highly recommended.