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Author | : John Kretschmer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 9781580801621 |
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Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size.
Author | : Paul Eve Stevenson |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 448 |
Release | : 1899 |
Genre | : Seafaring life |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : John Kretschmer |
Publisher | : Rowman & Littlefield |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2018-10-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1493035304 |
Download Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Over the course of twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. in Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts the most memorable of them. He crosses the Western Caribbean with a crew of eccentric Swedes researching ancient Mayan mariners, lands in Aden at the outbreak of civil war, and endures a North Atlantic crossing during which he disocvers the existence of Force 13 winds. Approaching Japan at the end of a particularly trying delivery, he finds himself sailing in "a high impact debris zone," but his resolve is unshaken. "If a piece of rocketship jetsam fell out of the sky and sank [me] after encounters with Hurricane Floyd, General Noriega,a tsunami, an erupting volcano, and Typhoon Roy, then it was meant to be."
Author | : William F. Stark |
Publisher | : Basic Books |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2009-04-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0786740051 |
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In 1949, a young Dartmouth student named William Stark left his study-abroad program in Zurich for a berth as an Ordinary Seaman on a Finnish windjammer that would carry 60,000 sacks of barley 12,000 miles in 128 days from Australia to Europe, around Cape Horn. This is Stark's engrossing memoir of the end of a long tradition of young men going to sea in the Great Age of Sail, and the final rounding by a commercial sailing ship of fearsome Cape Horn -- the veritable Mount Everest of sailing. Stark vividly chronicles the Pamir's journey through the world's stormiest seas as he worked brutal four-hour watches on decks awash with the huge swells of the Southern Ocean, and scrambled up ice-coated rigging to manhandle sails on masts that were up to twenty stories high. Stark experienced the shipboard life of the seventeenth century in 1949 on a vessel longer than a football field. Contrasting the romance and realities of life on the sea, and poignantly evoking the passionate love affair he left behind, Stark wrote a thrilling narrative that brings closure to the era of Cape Horn merchant sailors that began more than three centuries before. Pages of memorable photographs are included.
Author | : John Kretschmer |
Publisher | : McGraw Hill Professional |
Total Pages | : 256 |
Release | : 2013-11-05 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0071718125 |
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"I know you'll want to read more after you finish Sailing a Serious Ocean. And be warned, you'll very likely want to sail with John, perhaps across an ocean." -- DALLAS MURPHY, AUTHOR OF ROUNDING THE HORN After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the lessons he learned during his oftenchallenging voyages. Now you can take a seat next to John--at a lesser cost--and get the knowledge you need to fulfill your own dream of blue-water adventure. In Sailing a Serious Ocean, John tells you what to expect when sailing the oceans and shows how to sail safely across them. His tales of storm encounters and other examples of extreme seamanship will help you prepare for your journey and give you confidence to handle any situation—even heavy weather. Through his personal stories, John will guide you through the whole process of choosing the right boat, outfitting with the right gear, planning your route, navigating the ocean, and understanding the nuances of life at sea. Our oceans are beautiful yet unpredictable—water that is at one moment a natural mirror for the glowing sun can turn into a foamy, raging wall of fury. John knows our oceans, and he is one of the best teachers of taming and enjoying them. Before you set off across the big blue, turn to John for his inspirational stories and hard-learned advice and discover the serious sailor in you.
Author | : Daniel Hays |
Publisher | : Algonquin Books |
Total Pages | : 247 |
Release | : 1995-01-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 1565121023 |
Download My Old Man and the Sea Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Traces a father and son journey around South America in a tiny boat they built together
Author | : Felix Riesenberg |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 488 |
Release | : 1924 |
Genre | : Horn, Cape (Chile) |
ISBN | : |
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Story of one of the last voyages around Cape Horn in a wooden ship propelled by sail alone, the A. J. Fuller.
Author | : Lin Pardey |
Publisher | : L&L Pardey Publications |
Total Pages | : 369 |
Release | : 2019-11-01 |
Genre | : Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | : 1929214278 |
Download Self Sufficient Sailor 3rd edition Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This book is just what the title says. It is the distillation of what the Lin and Larry learned during more than 47 years of sailing together, years during which they covered more than 210,0000 miles on board their two cutters, Seraffyn and Taleisin, and on scores of other boats they have delivered or raced. Lin and Larry tell how they have sailed in comfort and safety without large cash outlay- on a pay-as-you-earn-as-you-go plan and by simplifying. The first two editions of this invaluable text have seen more than 60,000 copies reach people who dream of setting sail, be it for a weekend voyage across to an offshore island, or for a world circumnavigation. Lin continues voyaging now she is well into her seventh decade of life. Armed with what she is learning as she explores the islands and far corners of the Tasman Sea, she has updated and revised the information found in the original edition plus added several new chapters. Amidst the new material is an extensive look at the lessons learned as Lin and Larry safely negotiated the stormy waters around Cape Horn and beyond. This book could help you cut the ties that bind you to shore.
Author | : Walter McRoberts |
Publisher | : DigiCat |
Total Pages | : 153 |
Release | : 2022-09-16 |
Genre | : Fiction |
ISBN | : |
Download Rounding Cape Horn, and Other Sea Stories Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "Rounding Cape Horn, and Other Sea Stories" by Walter McRoberts. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author | : William Herbert Sidney Jones |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 352 |
Release | : 1956 |
Genre | : British Isles |
ISBN | : |
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