Book excerpt: THE SACRAMENT OF SAIL: FINDING OUR WAY is about the magic of sail, the remarkable kaleidoscope of change the Djoses have experienced during the past half century, and what it means to be fiercely independent. This book recall some of the most comic, memorable, and difficult of those experiences, whether long ago when they were first married or during the last quarter century when they explored the Pacific Northwest, Canada, southern California, and the Great Southwest. Each chapter carries the reader a little further down the years as it describes their many adventures and misadventures on the water, the wonder of each new landfall, and the challenge of self-sufficiency. Most of all, this book is about their love of freedom and the sheer joy of sailing. So come along, all ye vagabonds, dreamers, and gypsies, and share their journey. The distant horizon lies beyond the sunset, the lights begin to twinkle from afar, and the evening star shines high to the west.