REVIEW-CRUISING WORLD (JULY 2011): In a nation of aging baby boomers, this self-published volume targets an often-ignored nich: senior sailors. The crux of the book is a primer based on the septuagenarian author's experience gleaned when, after retirements, he and his wife bought a Mariner 31 ketch and went cruising. Djos advises on choosing a pre-owned boat, refitting, selecting a marina,...and medical issues for older cruisers.

REVIEW-SAILING Magazine (May 2011):"Earning the golden sail' It is the goal of many of us--retiring from the rat race, buying a sailboat and sailing off into the sunset. But the questions loom large. What type of boat? Where do we sail? How will we manage? These are all questions SAILING Magazine contributor Matts Djos and his wife, Jeanine, faced in his new book "Sailing Out of Retirement: Living the Dream."
Starting with a trailerable Balboa 26, Matts and Jeanine move up to a Mariner 31 ketch, which they restore and fit out for retirement cruising. For retirees and cruisers of all ages, the book will serve as a guide and case study of one couple's endeavor to live the dream.

REVIEW: SOUNDINGS:Seasoned sailors with the wind still in their sails might consider the self-published, non-fiction "Sailing Out of Retirement: Living the Dream," by veteran cruising couple, Matts and Jeanine Djos.
The two have extensively sailed the West Coast from Canada to Mexico and Matts has written extensively as a freelance writer for multiple nautical magazines. In their new book, the retired couple offers suggestions on how to find the right used boat--drawing from their own experience--from an extensive restoration to a shakedown cruise.
Also chronicled are the nuances of mooring and marinas; navigation; storm tactics; common-sense seamanship...and matters of personal health, safety, and on-board ambiance and comfort--all geared toward retirees and seniors.

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AUTHOR'S SUMMARY:
This is a book for retirees and seniors, sailors, dreamers, and lovers of the wind and sea. Retirees and lifelong sailors, Matts and Jeanine Djos, will suggest how to find just the right pre-owned boat by their own example and describe from personal experience what may be involved in a refit, restoration, and shakedown cruise.
They will also cover the nuances of moorings and choosing a marina, sail management and navigation, common sense seamanship, short and long-term cruising, storm tactics, personal health and safety, and onboard ambiance and comfort--especially for retirees and seniors.

As the great poet, Tennyson, wrote of Ulysses, "There lies the port; the vessel puffs her sail; and while much is taken, much still abides." So join them on this marvelous adventure to new horizons and new-found resources, and perhaps you too shall discover something unexpected and remarkable about the rollicking sea, the wayward havens, and the wonder of a well-found boat that--as a retiree-suits your needs perfectly.

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Matts Djos is a lifelong sailor and boating enthusiast. He and Jeanine have sailed much of the West, including the Pacific Northwest, Canada, central and southern California, Mexico, the Rocky Mountain high country, and the great Southwest.

Matts has written extensively on sailing and is a free lance writer for SAIL, SAILING, CRUISING WORLD, and 48 NORTH.magazines.

He and Jeanine are the co-authors of A SACRAMENT OF SAIL: FINDING OUR WAY (Amazon, 2011), the revised version, CRUISING THE WEST: FIFTY YEARS OF SAIL (Amazon, 2012), and FIXING POSITIONS: TRAILER SAILING THE WEST (Sheridan House, 2008).

He is also the author of the popular novel, THE SPINDRIFT: A LOVE STORY.