Sailboats Follow Him Home” is based on a true story. It came to Peter B. Thorp the day after the marriage of his eldest daughter Rochelle to Captain William. When a boat “followed” William to Florida, it rammed into the dock where their marriage was to take place. It looked like all was lost. But family and friends rallied around. The wedding’s joy was expressed by dolphins who frolicked in the Gulf. “I realized there are few children’s stories of men and boys looking forward to weddings. I wanted to create a balance,” Peter said. “When I was a boy, a boat washed up on shore for me. I named it Little Seaworthy. It took a lot of caulk,” he recalls.