Wyveda I. Philbert’s Great Loop Memoir to Be Featured at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair
Explora Books will feature Wyveda I. Philbert’s nautical memoir, A Young Man’s Dream: An Old Man’s Reality, at the 2026 Beijing International Book Fair, taking place June 17–21 at the CNCC in Beijing. The memoir appeals through its detailed chronicle of one couple’s journey along America’s Great Loop—a 5,000-mile inland waterway route that winds up the East Coast, across the Erie Canal, through the Great Lakes, and back to Florida via the Gulf of Mexico—while offering insights into adventure, resilience, and partnership.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, 8th May 2026 – The Great Loop has long captured the imagination of boaters across North America, and Philbert’s account shows why. Her husband, Joe, was inspired by a 1950s article about a solo sailor who completed the route in a 17-foo...
