Go Anyway: Sailing Around the World with Parkinson’s

Sailing Memoir Book

What do you do when the dream you’ve waited for collides with a life-changing diagnosis?

Go Anyway is the memoir of Lyn and Jim Foley’s twelve-year sail around the world — a journey born when two young California artists watched boats cross San Francisco Bay and promised themselves they’d one day follow the horizon. Eighteen years later, they sold everything they owned and moved aboard a 40-foot sailboat — only to learn, just before departure, that Jim had Parkinson’s disease.

They went anyway.

Sailing more than 35,000 miles through 39 countries, Lyn and Jim faced storms, illness, wonder, fear, laughter, and profound beauty. Go Anyway is a story of resilience, love, and choosing adventure — even when certainty disappears.

Finalist, 2023 International Book Awards.

Paperback, 366 pages, 18 illustrations

If you would like me (Lyn Foley, the author) to personally sign your copy, put a note in the order.