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In 2005, Frank Blair built a 63-foot wooden schooner in Nova Scotia and set off with friends on her two-year maiden voyage around the world. This book is about a great success: breakdowns with recoveries, lovely ports and blue water voyages of 4000 miles and more. Come along!
List of contents
Voyage of the Maggie B.
Table of Contents
Introduction Nova Scotia to Deshais, Guadaloupe Deshais to Natal, Brazil Natal to Underway for Cape TownBrazil to Cape Town Cape Town North to Hellville Hellville to Mahe, Seychelles Mahe to Mauritius Off to South Australia Fremantle to Hobart Hobart to Wellington Wellington to Raivavae Raivavae to around French Polynesia Papeete to Chile Puerto Montt to the Horn Cape Horn North Buenos Aires North to Bahia Bahia to Martinique Martinique to Home Condolence Letters Nautical Lexicon
About the author
Frank Blair served in the US Navy for five years, from 1966 to 1971, as a fighter pilot flying single-seat fighters off of carriers in the Mediterranean and the Western Pacific, and received five Air Medals for low-level reconnaissance over North Vietnam. Flying skills hone sailing skills: radio, navigation, meteorology and appreciation for Bernoulli's Principle. His love of sailing began in childhood and he worked Hurricane Island Outward Bound School for 20 years teaching seamanship. The US Coast Guard licensed him as a Master for Sail and Power. He became a Shellback en route to Australia from Vietnam and has served as a Stand-In for Neptune twice since. He lives in Maine and on his new schooner, FARFARER.
