A thoughtful illuminating look at life away from landKirkus

Although it takes place mostly on the water Phoebe Wangs absorbing Relative to Wind covers a lot of ground In formally inventive chapters Wang touches upon the history of sailing the legacies of colonization and discrimination the emergence of North American yacht clubs and the evolution of Torontos waterfront She does so with poetic proseThe Literary Review of Canada

This is a unique and fascinating memoir and Im glad I read it You should read it too and be open to the lessons of sailingand lifeThe Miramichi Reader

Wang steers the reader into waters that may seem becalmed and finds within them a propulsive breath The essays in Relative to Wind contain within them an eclectic and shifting narrative of finding ways to belongThe Winnipeg Free Press

A riveting book about our parallel lives the side passions that steer our hearts and right our balance I am not a good sailor have honestly rarely sailed but I can say without hesitation that you will not find a book that better captures the sportor the vagaries of wind collaboration and creative practice Phoebe Wangs expansive prose is wise and guiding and I was very happy to have travelled with herKyo Maclear author of Unearthing

Wangs book demystifies sailing and the process of learning to sail in a fresh and inviting way Her story will encourage anyone inclined to step on a boat without experience and her perspective paves the way for muchneeded diversity and accessibility in the sport Her love for this new nautical world reminds all sailors why we yearn again and again for the wind to fill our sailsCaptain Liz Clark author of Swell

For readers like me who are unfamiliar with the intricacies of sailboat culture and its boat speak poet Phoebe Wang offers a headlong introduction into the world of winches and jib sheets Relative to Wind is an obsession turned lyrical meets technical that sails into the gust with no looking backAmy Fung author of Before I Was a Critic I Was a Human Being