Different Book

I really like the Ishmael Wong character in the Solar Clipper series by Nathan Lowell. But I'm trying to listen to South Coast for the second time.  I like Nathan Lowell as the reader of his own works.  I've started South Coast more than once and so far the thing I like best about it is the mention of the Blessing of the Fleet.  In Bayou la Batre they had the blessing of the fleet for the shrimp boats when I worked at Alba.  I guess they still do, but I don't know.  Just the mention of the blessing of the fleet was nice.  Maybe the story will pick up but I'm on episode 13 so maybe not.  I'm a little worried that Ishmael Wong is going to veer into the shaman territory.