By Linda Petrat
From Stem to Stern
A True Life Adventure
Linda Petrat does it all and then some in this sparkling and thoughtful memoir packed with wisdom and wit gleaned from an inspirational life truly lived in adventure, both on and off the sea.
Best-Selling Author
Linda Petrat
An admirable role model of independent success, Linda Petrat has figured out how to live a happy, adventuresome life on her own terms. Both A Great Big Adventure on a Good Little Boat and From Stem to Stern: A True Life Adventure are available through personal appearances and on Amazon.com.

Books Available
A Great Big Adventure on a Good Little Boat
Just months after her 37-year marriage crumbled, 64-year-old wife, mother, and small business owner Linda Petrat undertook a three-month voyage on her “good little boat”—a 22-foot Pearson Ensign racing sloop, the Summer Wind—from Kittery, Maine, to Sarasota, Florida.
Linda’s journey contains profound lessons for everyone faced with life-changing events—for all of us who want to come out the other side, whole and happy.
From Stem to Stern: A True Life Adventure
Linda Petrat has lived a life of high adventure, both on and off the sea. In From Stem to Stern: A True Life Adventure, her riveting follow-up to A Great Big Adventure on a Good Little Boat, Linda tells the exciting story of her life, soup to nuts.
Linda Petrat does it all and then some in this sparkling and thoughtful memoir packed with wisdom and wit gleaned from an inspirational life truly lived in adventure, both on and off the sea.
– Reader Michael Cook on Amazon

Upcoming Events
September 5, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Rye Public Library • Rye, NH
Linda Petrat will share her stories and observations. She will also be available for book-signing. Located at 581 Washington Road, Rye, NH.
September 6, 2019 at 6 PM
Massabesic Yacht Club • Manchester, NH
September 12, 2019 at 6:30 PM
Rockland Yacht Club • Rockland, Maine
Linda Petrat will share her stories and observations. She will also be available for a book-signing. The Yacht Club is located at 1 Harbor Park, Rockland, Maine. Call 207.233.2800 for details.
September 14, 2019 from 10 AM to Noon
Meet the Author Brunch • Newburyport, MA
29 Federal Street, Newburyport
$15 per person
Limited Seating Available; please call for reservations: (978) 465-9666 or email [email protected]
September 18, 2019 at 8 pm
Author Presentation at Portsmouth Yacht Club
76 Piscataqua Street, New Castle, NH
Private event, members and guests only; please email Pat for reservations: [email protected] or call (603) 436 9877
