A sailing adventure in three books, for readers 10 and up 60 Days by Tom Simmat

Three children, a catamaran they built themselves, and the whole New South Wales coast between them and safety.

The books will appeal to readers who loved Swallows and Amazons and Tomorrow When the War Began. See books like 60 Days.

  • 60 Days, Book One: Evacuate South - Go North

    Book One

    Evacuate South – Go North

    Isaac, Esmé and Ernest set out in Tane Nui, the catamaran they built themselves. Five miles off Barrenjoey Head, two jet skis come after them — and one rider is carrying an axe.

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  • 60 Days, Book Two: Escape East

    Book Two

    Escape East

    With armed men behind them, the crew of Tane Nui must cross a river bar at dawn through a breaking standing wave. Then they turn east, toward the open ocean.

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  • 60 Days, Book Three: Back to the Fray

    Book Three

    Back to the Fray

    Far offshore, the yacht Svarlin is fast-reaching through the night when a half-sunken shipping container comes through her hull. At dawn, Marge sends the mayday. Can Tane Nui, with Isaac, Esmé and Ernest, get there in time?

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All three paperbacks — $70

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The Complete Edition

All three books in one volume, with Tom’s illustrations in full colour: $200. It will be printed before the end of December.