INTRODUCTION

Since the days of my early youth, I have been crazy about the
sea. Not about sunbathing, swimming and lying about on the
beach. I admired the scent of the sea, the different colours in
which the sea was clad, and the soft and tiny waves, as well as
the large and loud waves, with which the wind would play.
I would observe the sailboats with their wide, white split sails,
as they navigated the sea with such ease, as though skating on
ice. Most of all, while sitting on the shore, I felt how broad the
path offered to us by the open sea was, as well as the various
countries it could lead us to.
No summer holidays passed without me spending at least a
few days by its side.
I was partially to blame when in 1998 my friend Pavle bought
a twenty-year-old eight-metre-long sailboat. When we took the
sailboat for a test drive with its original owner, we found out
that we were born to sail. During the next four years, we spent
over 250 days and nights in that boat. This was one of the most
beautiful periods of my life.
I will share some of my most thrilling and interesting experiences
with you. Just as the sea constantly changes, so do the stories
that are connected to it.
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