Flirting with Mermaids - The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper

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."

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Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Shallow-Water Appointment
Chapter 2: A Show of Presence
Chapter 3: Famous
Chapter 4: Yacht Delivery 101
Chapter 5: A Waterfront Office
Chapter 6: Red Sky by Morn
Chapter 7: She Drives Me Crazy
Chapter 8: Just Another Crossing
Chapter 9: Force Unlucky
Chapter 10: A Home Delivery

Info autore

John Kretschmer has been a sailboat delivery skipper for over 25 years and has made over 100 deliveries. He is a contributing editor to 'Sailing' and currently lives in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, with his wife Lesa and their two daughters.

Riassunto

The adventure-laden tales of a sailboat delivery skipper, in his own words. Consistently captivating, John Kretschmer's stories are alternately funny and harrowing.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: John Kretschmer, Kretschmer John
• Editore: Rowman & Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.03.2003
• EAN: 9781574091649
• ISBN: 978-1-57409-164-9
• Dimensioni: 149 mm x 231 mm x 17 mm
• Peso: 345 g
• Illustrazioni: 29 BW Photos
• Categorie: Guide e manuali > Sport > Sport acquatici, vela; Narrativa > Romanzi > Epistole, diari; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia; Viaggi > Reportage di viaggio, racconti di viaggio > Mondo, Artide, Antartide; TRAVEL / Essays & Travelogues, Biography: general, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, Sailing, Travel writing, Mermaids, Sailing / yachting, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Sailing