A classic memoir, this is deservedly back in print, in a very handsome new edition to celebrate its 75th Anniversary. Despite Wray's protestations that he's not a writer, he has a very easy style, the book is chatty, honest, and authentic, and it's a great adventure, a ripping yarn. Wray was fired from his dull job during the Depression, and, being a restless young man, went on the search for adventure, and decided to build his own yacht, and sail it around Auckland and ultimately to the Pacific Islands. This despite the fact that he had no experience at boatbuilding, and no money. How he managed to build the Ngataki makes up the first part of the book, and what he then did with it makes up the rest. It's definitely worth reading, even if you have no interest in sailing, I found it engaging and exciting, and actually went and had a look at the Ngataki - yes, it still exists, and has been restored by the Tino Rawa Trust.