Driftwood

About the Book

This is the wonderful adventure story of a boat called Driftwood. It’s not a trip to the North Pole or a climb to the peak of Mount Everest. This is the everyman’s adventure. It is within the grasp of all of us to go on a voyage of this kind and it is that fact that makes driftwood such a compelling read. After spending three years planning this trip the author grabs the bull by the horns and with no real idea what he is doing he points the sharp end of his small boat out into the Atlantic Ocean. Some days things go well and some days they don’t but every day is an adventure. The story is told with humour and with humility. The crew of Driftwood have to grapple with bad weather, engine trouble, as well as the occasional bad pint of Guinness. After crossing the Celtic Sea and the Channel they enter the French Inland Waterways and the true adventure really begins. Harry describes the characters he met along the way in his own gripping style.

About the Author

Harry Sheehy was born in Dublin in 1963. He left school at the age of fifteen after the school staff asked him to. He joined the Irish Army in 1981 and served in Israel, Lebanon, as well as Iraq. He returned to education at the age of thirty eight, and sat his Leaving Certificate Exam a week before his fortieth birthday. He later qualified as a Software Engineer. He was the All Army Hide and Go-Seek champion and retired from the army in 2008 without anyone ever finding him. He is married to Marion and they have two boys Ben and David, as well as a granddaughter, Kayla.