Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
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Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea by John Kretschmer
Tells you what to expect when sailing the oceans and shows how to sail safely across them. This book includes tales of storm that 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.
John Kretschmer, a professional sailor and writer, has logged more than 200,000 offshore sailing miles, including 15 transatlantic and two transpacific passages. He is longtime contributing editor to Sailing magazine, a sailing/travel columnist for the Miami Herald, and writes regularly for Southern Boating and Cruising World. He has weathered several storms at sea, and teaches aspiring bluewater voyagers in seminars, lectures, and training voyages. John lives aboard a 47-foot cutter in Florida. He and his student Carl Wake, the subject of this book, were close friends. Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780071704403 |
| ISBN 10 | 007170440X |
| Title | Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea |
| Author | John Kretschmer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | International Marine Publishing Co |
| Year published | 2013-11-16 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |