About Lois
Writer, Photographer, Circumnavigator
An experienced life-long traveler, I’ve circumnavigated the world twice—once by sea aboard Pacific Bliss, our Catana catamaran, and again, by air and land. After visiting over 100 countries, I still enjoy traveling because I suffer from incurable curiosity and wanderlust.
Lois Joy Hofmann – My Story
Lois Joy Hofmann reached the top of the corporate ladder, enjoying life as a CEO of a publicly traded biomedical company. Hofmann and her husband Günter then escaped the corporate world for a very different life on the high seas, embarking on a sailing circumnavigation that would span eight years and 62 countries. After sailing the world, Hofmann began writing her nautical trilogy, In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss. Maiden Voyage, Sailing the South Pacific, and The Long Way Back, are available on Amazon, travel and marine stores, and independent bookstores. Intrepid adventurers, the couple now embarks on more conventional travel with the goal of understanding countries and cultures that they omitted the first time around. When not traveling, Lois resides in San Diego, California, and Balsam Lake, Wisconsin, where she enjoys writing, speaking, and photography.
Visit her author website: www.loisjoyhofmann.com to learn more about her. Her author fan page is on Facebook, Follow her on Twitter@SailorsTales Subscribe to her blog at http://sailorstales.wordpress.com.
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Lois Joy Hofmann is the author of Maiden Voyage, Sailing the South Pacific, and The Long Way Back, all part of the nautical trilogy entitled In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss.All three of her books won first place in the Travel category of the San Diego Book Awards: Maiden Voyage in 2011 and Sailing the South Pacific in 2013. The Long Way Back won in 2019 in the category of Published Travel.
Her stories have appeared in magazines such as Latitudes and Attitudes, Cruising World and Living Aboard. Hofmann has been a contributor to online magazines and blogs such as: Multihull Magazine, Yacht Blogs, Multihull newsletter, Top Dekk and The Log. Hofmann has also been a keynote speaker for various organizations including: yacht clubs, optimist clubs, book stores and libraries. Now that she has completed writing the book trilogy, Lois has further enjoyed travel with her husband Günter to those countries they did not visit during their 8-year, 62-country sailing circumnavigation. She currently posts her adventures on her blog Sailors Tales.
Books & Publications
Here’s a partial list of books and publication from PIP Publications.
Maiden Voyage is the first book in the trilogy In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss.
About the Book
Lois describes the couples’ first voyage from France, where they built their catamaran, to their home in San Diego—a gripping physical, intellectual and emotional journey—in Maiden Voyage, the first book of her trilogy, In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss.
Maiden Voyage features over 150 extraordinary photographs of the Hofmanns’ travels. All of this is punctuated by magazine-style sidebars for each country visited that provide eye-popping educational, historical and geographic facts. Visit our Products page or Amazon.com to purchase the book.
Although more of a personal odyssey than a how-to book, readers can still learn much about cruising that Lois and Günter learned by doing:
- How to make the transition from Boardroom to the high seas
- What training to undertake for prepare for such an adventure
- How to select and outfit a vessel for ocean cruising
- How to train and manage crew
- How to live aboard in a small space, yet keep your relationship intact
Sailing the South Pacific is the second book in the trilogy In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss.
About the Book
With the threat of terrorism and piracy on the high seas, fewer sailors are completing a circumnavigation of the globe. Lois and Gunter Hofmann achieved their eight-year, 34,000 mile nautical triumph after turning 60 years old. In this second book of the nautical trilogy, In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss, the couple faces adversity, but gains renewal and reward. Join them aboard their 43-foot Catana catamaran, Pacific Bliss, as they sail from San Diego to Australia, continuing their challenging but fulfilling circumnavigation
This inclusive book combines personal memoirs with stories about local cultures and customs, geography, catamaran sailing, and over 200 extraordinary photographs and maps. Visit our Products page or Amazon.com to purchase the book.
The Long Way Back is the third and last book in the trilogy In Search of Adventure and Moments of Bliss.
A riveting conclusion to a grand adventure that took Lois and Günter Hofmann over 34,000 miles around the world on a 43-foot catamaran. Filled with dangers, exotic cultures, and unexpected delights, this book completes the trilogy that begins with Maiden Voyage and continues with Sailing the South Pacific. Through 456 pages and 316 breathtaking photographs and many riveting stories, Hofmann shares the thrills and challenges of sailing as well as those moments of bliss—so exquisitely serene that they seem otherworldly. You’ll sail along with Lois and Günter up the coast of Australia, through Indonesia, and on to Southeast Asia, across the Indian Ocean, through Pirate Alley and the Red Sea, and finally across the Med and back to France where their circumnavigation began—holding your breath when they encounter danger and cheering when they succeed. The perfect book for sailors (armchair or actual), adventurers, travelers, educators, and anyone who loves learning about other cultures, The Long Way Back will ignite a spark for pursuing your passions and living your dreams.