Three hapless men from perfectly sensible backgrounds decide to take a break from their usual routine of hypochondria and finding everything  just a little bit taxing. They embark on boating journey and it is littered with mishaps, disagreements and general bad luck. The book is terribly, terribly boring and I found myself zoning out a lot. Perhaps making events a little more concise and less exaggerated would have made it feel a little less like pulling teeth. If sensible, gentle humour with a hint of slapstick is your bag, this is the one for you. Just as a side note, this edition has a few typos in it towards the last 30 pages.