Anne E. Brevig

Anne E. Brevig (author) Born in Halden, Norway, Anne grew up as a country girl who always dreamt of seeing the world. She began her life adventures as an au pair, while at the same time, studying languages in Switzerland, Germany and USA. In New York, she embarked on a career in international shipping and later became comptroller of an international shipping company’s Vancouver office. When she, at the age of 38, met her husband-to-be, Martin Vennesland, an avid sailor, she was completely new to boating. Having grown up on a farm inland, she didn’t learn to swim until she was 16, was afraid of the water and became seasick easily. Therefore, she never thought in her wildest imagination that one day she would exchange her comfortable life ashore with that aboard a small sailboat and the often extreme challenges of life at sea. She proceeded to spend the next 15 years of her life with her husband living aboard the couple’s 40-foot sloop, Nor Siglar, nine of which were offshore. While sailing the high seas, Anne found the time to nurture an old passion: to write. She started writing about their offshore odyssey and had, among other publications, over 45 articles published in “Seilas”, Norway’s largest sailing magazine. This led to the publishing of her first book, 9 Years on the 7 Seas in Norwegian, which subsequently became a bestseller. Then followed her English version, which is a bestseller too. The book is now available in digital version as well, including a 7-part Seven Seas Adventures Mini-book Series, which covers the adventure in shorter form. Today, Anne, and her husband, Martin, travel to the far corners of the world giving slide shows to cruise ships, yacht clubs, maritime museums and other venues. Anne is currently working on a sequel entitled Treasures, Trinkets and Trades - memories from a blue water adventure.