A fifth-generation native of Newport, Rhode Island, Herb McCormick has been racing and cruising from above the Arctic Circle to Antarctica—and chronicling his adventures and travels in magazines, newspapers and on the Internet—for over three decades. An anthology of his best profiles and articles, including first person accounts of sailing in such classic events as the Sydney-Hobart Race and rounding Cape Horn, Gone to the Sea is an eclectic collection of stories that range from a prophetic cruise with his daughter; to an in-depth post mortem of solo sailor Mike Plant’s final, mysterious voyage; to what it’s really like to spend a hectic day with Americas’ Cup legend Dennis Conner.