"For cruising sailors everywhere. May you always have an inch of water under your keel."
- Avril Sellars

Avril Sellars, a Scots-born South African, lives with her dentist husband, Don aboard their yacht 'Gone with the Wind,' a Morgan Ocean 31 which took them from South Africa to Madagascar and back.

'Gone with the Wind' in Madagascar - A Cruise to an Indian Ocean Paradise is the product of this particular journey and carries with it the richness of the journey itself. Along with being a highly qualified and experienced yachtsmaster, Avril Sellars is a talented writer and manages to draw you into their extremely colourful and full life whilst still presenting us with a concise and accurate depiction of the beautiful Madagascar and it's surroundings.

The book covers a vast amount of routes including:

• Durban to Morombe
• Morombe to the Barren Islands
• Barren Islands to Baly bay
• Baly Bay to Majunga (Mahajanga)
• Majunga (Mahajanga) to Moramba Bay
• Moramba Bay to Nosy Saba and the Radama Islands
• Radama Islands to Nosy Iranja
• Nosy Iranja to Hellville, Nosy be
• Hellville to Nosy Komba
• Tany Kely and Russian Bay
• The Islands of Ampasindava Bay
• Crater Bay, Nosy Be
• Sakatia Island
• Mitsio Islands
• Clearing Out of Nosy Be
  

The armchair sailor will find here an entertaining adventure yarn. The serious cruiser or traveler preparing to visit Madagascar will find much to whet the appetite and a good deal of practical information. As well as an appendix giving a background sketch of Madagascar, there is an extensive biblography, and lists of pilot books, British and US charts, yacht charter companies and other useful contacts, including website and e-mail addresses.