Cape Horn to Starboard by John Kretschmer

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Cape Horn to Starboard by John Kretschmer

A story of college-dropout John Kretschmer's quixotic voyage to retrace the route of the clipper ships, from New York to San Francisco by way of Cape Horn. This 'doubling the Horn', as it was called, was a formidable challenge to ships exceeding two hundred feet in length, as they routinely battled headwinds of fifty knots and mountainous seas.

Professional sailor and writer John Kretschmer has traveled more than 200,000 miles offshore, including fifteen transatlantic and two transpacific voyages. He has been a contributing editor to Sailing magazine for many years and writes a sailing and travel column for the Miami Herald. In Florida, John lives on a 47-foot cutter. Carl Wake, his student and the subject of this book, was a personal friend of his.

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ISBN 13 9781580801621
ISBN 10 1580801625
Title Cape Horn to Starboard
Author John Kretschmer
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Burford Books,U.S.
Year published 2022-10-01
Number of pages 160
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.