Five Star Romance - First Mate

Lee Heming didn't mind being the only woman on a New York-to-Miami sailing escapade. With her fiancé Philip at the helm of the Jax Toy it could be the adventure of a lifetime. But when the pleasure cruise turned into a race against the Florida-bound Pazzazz, Philip backed down on his invitation. And if Lee was going to fulfill her dream, there was only one other place she could do it . . .

Dale Ketcham lives on the north shore of Long Island, New York, with her husband, Arne. For years she and Arne raced their sailboat around the buoys on Long Island Sound. A personal thrill for her was winning the Ladies Race Series, skippering the boat herself with an all-male crew. When a friend needed a crew to sail a boat south, Dale considered the possibilities. Dale turned down the challenge, but Lee rose from her imagination.