Full of humour and emotion, Family Aweigh sees a town family, including three teenagers, flee London in 1976 (no GPS, smartphone, or Internet) to be thrust into an exciting new universe as they embark on a two-year voyage cruising the countries and countless islands of the Mediterranean aboard their beloved motor-yacht Jernica. It's a book for you if you love travelling or sailing whether under sail or by motor.

Join them coping with a priceless cast of characters, including cowboy helpers, baffling bureaucrats, pig-headed port officials, and nut cases galore.

Join their many adventures, from precarious donkey rides, to hidden hilltop villages, to swapping contraband for lobsters in Turkey.

From their first hair-raising attempts at boat-handling, see them develop into a skilled crew, battling dangerous seas or discovering concealed, idyllic anchorages. Watch each acquire specialist skills, performed often upside-down, for the daily slog maintaining a boat at sea; mum, varnisher-in-chief, also keeps the home going. Learn why grizzled Greek mariners in Piraeus line up for the help of 'the Mikro'-Jernica's fourteen-year-old engineer. Balancing schoolwork with travelling to remote ports and managing dangerous situations, the family recall their adventures with nostalgia and humour.