Win a signed copy of The Iota Story!

Australian author Jenifer Simpson is giving a mysailing reader the chance to win a signed copy of her new book, The Iota Story, a true account of how she and her friend (now husband) Simon built a transportable yacht and cruised it through some of the most attractive cruising grounds in the world, starting in the 1960s.

“Over a period of 10 years we cruised 12,000 miles through French Polynesia, the Caribbean, the Solomons Islands and New Guinea, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand with a final cruise from Tonga and Fiji,” Jenifer told mysailing.

“The Iota was designed to be shipped as deck cargo on freighters to the start of a cruise each year during Simon’s holidays. We called her Iota for, as Simon put it, she was 'the smallest viable particle of ocean-going seaworthiness and comfort'.

“She had a flat bottom, hard chines, leeboards and ketch rig enabled her to be transported easily and cheaply without the need for an expensive cradle. Her designer, Maurice Griffiths, described her as 'a sailing caravan'.

“Iota was unique and achieved what no other yacht had done before nor has she been emulated since. "The book is not just an account of her crew, but her own story, plus a time capsule of life in the Asia Pacific area during the 60’s and 70’s, from remote locations like New Guinea to the bustling streets of Bangkok.

"The book is more than just a book about boating and life at sea. It is a story about enjoying the experience of living in many parts of the world, each with its own distinctive language and culture and its complement of interesting characters.”

If you would like to win the signed copy, please email carolinestrainig@yaffa.com.au mentioning the name of the Iota's designer. A person will be selected at random from the first few entries to win a copy.