Name: Liz Clark-Swell
Start: 2025-09-21T18:00:00-04:00
Location: 8 Broadway, Newport, RI, United States, Rhode Island 02840

Join us for an evening with author Liz Clark to discuss her book SWELL, a book about sailing ten years and 20,000 Miles in search of surf and self.
This event is free and open to all, we kindly ask you to RSVP and share with your friends!
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Chasing a dream is never easy, but if you go far enough, it will set you free.
Captain Liz Clark spent her youth dreaming of traveling the world by sailboat and surfing remote waves. When she was 22, she met a mentor who helped turn her desire into reality. Embarking on an adventure that most only fantasize about, she set sail from Santa Barbara, California, as captain of her 40-foot sailboat, Swell, headed south in search of surf, self, and the wonder and learning that lies beyond the unbroken horizon.
In true stories overflowing with wild waves and constant challenges, at the whim of the weather, of relationships sweet and sour, of nature’s marvels and colorful cultures, Liz captures her voyage in gripping detail in this memoir, sharing tales of sailing in high seas, of solitude and surprises, of finding connection to the earth and commitment to living in harmony with it. She witnesses how her dream leads her to understanding the unity of all things.
More than ten years, 20,000 miles, countless adventures, and one cat later, she’s still out there.
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When Liz Clark was nine, her family spent seven months sailing down Mexico’s Pacific Coast. After returning to land life in San Diego, she dreamed of one day, seeing the world by sailboat. While earning her BA in environmental studies from UC Santa Barbara, she fell in love with surfing. After college, she turned her surf voyaging dream into reality, sailing south from Southern California in 2005 through Central America and west to the Pacific islands. For more than a decade and over 20,000 nautical miles, she kept her nomadic ocean lifestyle going through writing, blogging, photography, representing conscious brands, and earning recognition as a surf adventurer, environmental activist, and captain. In 2018, she released her memoir, Swell: A Sailing Surfer’s Voyage of Awakening, which has since sold more than 35,000 copies. Liz is currently taking a break from sailing to focus on her environmental activism and animal welfare work from her land base in French Polynesia. She is the director of the non-profit organization, A Ti'a Matairea.