Where the Magic Happens: How a Young Family Changed Their Lives and Sailed Around the World

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In June 2009, Caspar and Nichola created a plan to sail around the world with their young children. Most people thought they were crazy. But over the past seven years theyve embraced every moment of this momentous chapter of their lives. Five years of planning the vision, the values, the practicalities, the realities, the excitement, the highs, the lows and the seemingly adventure-stopping obstacles led to two wonderful years of living their dream the magical and the scary; enjoying life and learning as a family. This is Caspars story. Its a story of a fabulous sailing adventure but its also so much more than that its an inspirational tale for all those wishing they could do the same; its a practical guide to show you just how you can make it happen; its a motivational story of leadership and teamwork within a family; and its a funny, heart-warming tale of slightly unconventional family life. The fascinating narrative of Caspars story is accompanied by useful text features such as tip boxes, sidebars and chapter summaries, so that the reader can easily extrapolate the necessary nuggets about how they can make the dream a reality.

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Incredibly motivating * Ranulph Fiennes *
A fabulous sailing adventure but also a practical guide to show how you too can make change happen. It makes you question, in a good way, if you really are living your life to its fullest potential. * Twist Travel Magazine *
I highly recommend this book if you love adventure, real and honest stories, and to help you think about family travel in a different way. * Momma To Go *
an engaging account ... a must-read * Book of the Month, Boat International *
an inspirational read ... a great bedside book * Countryside magazine *
A masterpiece ... an incredible personal development and business book all told through the lens of a gripping real life transformation and adventure story * Dr John Demartini - bestselling author of The Values Factor *
Its a great story and the book is really, really good. I was so impressed. Its brilliant. * Steve Wright, BBC Radio 2 *
Caspars story is one of the most inspiring modern tales of normal people setting insane goals and then actually making it happen. For anyone who is unhappy with their current life or who has let their laundry list of incredibly valid excuses stop them from achieving their dreams, this book is a must read. * Tom Bilyeu - Co-founder and host of Impact Theory and co-founder of Quest Nutrition, a unicorn startup valued at over $1 billion *
If you want a blueprint for 'no excuses' and making things happen, this book is a must read. Caspars book is a gripping real life story of transformation packed with practical advice for your own journey. The magic truly happens outside your comfort zone. * Joe De Sena - CEO and founder of Spartan Race, New York Times bestselling author, public speaker and world class endurance athlete *

Author Bio

Caspar Craven is an adventurer and entrepreneur, married with 3 young children. He has sailed twice around the world, once on a racing yacht and once with his young family. He has started countless ventures in different sectors and has had far more failures than successes, but noteworthy successes so far have included co-founding and growing Trovus, a data analytics managed service provider, which was acquired by DataTec in May 2015 whilst Caspar was in the middle of the Pacific Ocean. Since returning from his travels and while writing this book Caspar has been taking on more and more motivational speaking engagements around the world everywhere from sailing clubs in San Francisco to youth leadership events in Hawaii to an internet marketing conference in London to business owners in Iceland. He talks on the subjects of leadership and teamwork. www.casparcraven.com; www.familysailing.co.uk.