Few things in life are more exhilarating than sailing the turquoise waters of the Caribbean. One might wonder how a clean-cut boy from Montgomery, Alabama found himself carrying six hundred pounds of marijuana on a sailboat from the Caribbean island of Jamaica. In Soul of a Pirate, Glynn Jones details his evolution from a long-haired teenager in a conservative southern town to a member of the vibrant hippy scene of Haight-Ashbury, and finally to a drug smuggler in South Florida during the height of America’s War on Drugs.
Looking to get away from the damaging effects of drug addiction, sailing launched Glynn into a new life of tranquility and self-sufficiency. It wasn’t long, however, before the slide back into hard drugs led him into illegal drug trafficking.
The constant danger of apprehension by authorities and the peril of being lost at sea are ever-present in Glynn’s accounts of adventure in some of the world’s most beautiful destinations. He vividly describes how he got caught up in the Cuban boatlift of 1980, and how he ended up as a prisoner in one of Canada’s world-class ski resorts.
Soul of a Pirate is a fast-paced tale of drugs, wealth, love, and loss. This memoir will leave readers with a bittersweet aftertaste as they are confronted with the lure of great wealth, the elation of the party scene, and the cost one must pay for the privilege. — Ashley Williams