Like Once I Dreamt: A Journey to uncertainty

Johann West, the only son of Francis West is a confident young man, with an easy going character looking to impress his very expectant father. Francis West made his fortune trading with the new world. Silks, spices and minerals were his forte, and he ruthlessly pursued these riches with his fleet of trading schooners. Soon Francis would need Johann to be at the helm of the company. He hoped he would drive the company forward to create wealth, fame and fortune for the West family. The young family would need every ounce of physical and mental energy they possessed to survive their first venture. The harshness of the wild and sheer danger that the sea could muster upon them was nothing that was ever described by seafarers yarns or books.