Cape Horn To Starboard

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781580801621
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.25/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Cape Horn to Starboard written by John Kretschmer and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 : Hal Roth
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
ISBN 13 : 9780540071449
Total Pages : 288 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Two Against Cape Horn written by Hal Roth and published by Scribner Book Company. This book was released on 1978 with total page 288 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A tale of high adventure at sea in one of the least known parts of the world.

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 0071718125
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.27/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sailing a Serious Ocean written by John Kretschmer and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2013-11-05 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "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 : John Kretschmer
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472951638
Total Pages : 298 pages
Book Rating : 4.32/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sailing to the Edge of Time written by John Kretschmer and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2018-11-13 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher – as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally terrifying but always inspiring, his deeply personal account is a welcome reminder of the good life waiting at sea. With hundreds of thousands of nautical miles under his keel, John's adventures have taken him several times around the world, with challenging crossings of the Atlantic and the Pacific, a narrow escape from a coup in Yemen, an unlikely deliverance from a coral reef off Belize as well as more serene, introspective passages where trade winds are blowing and stories are flowing. His crew has included CEOs, actors, writers, teachers, kids – in essence, everyone. John's narrative is interwoven with practical tips and advice in seamanship, but also, and just as importantly, his hard-won insights about making the most of our lives. He truly believes we find out who we really are, and what we are capable of, far from the shackles of land, when we find a place where time changes shape – days may merge into one another, but minutes are memorable. To live adventurously is to live more fully, and that is the life John Kretschmer continues to live. In this book he shares his simple profundities that will inspire those who live to sail, and those seeking something more rewarding from life.

Author : John Jourdane
Publisher : John Jourdane
ISBN 13 : 9780963189608
Total Pages : 246 pages
Book Rating : 4.03/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Icebergs, Port and Starboard written by John Jourdane and published by John Jourdane. This book was released on 1992 with total page 246 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Experience the longest, most grueling yacht race on earth-33,000 miles and nine months of sailing through storms, blizzards, and icebergs.

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071743068
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.65/5 ( download)

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Download or read book At the Mercy of the Sea written by John Kretschmer and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2009-12-18 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself. John Kretschmer’s book is as perfectly shaped and flawlessly written as such a story can be. In addition to being the best depiction I have ever read of what it is like to be inside a hurricane at sea, At the Mercy of the Sea is as moving a story of a man’s failure and redemption as can be found anywhere in the literature of the sea. This book is surely destined to become a classic.”—Peter Nichols, author of Sea Change and A Voyage for Madmen “John Kretschmer has transformed this story of three men on a collision course with a hurricane into a modern seafaring classic.”—Peter Nielsen, editor of SAIL magazine “With expert analysis and taut writing, he draws readers into that mad storm. You can’t turn away. You keep reading until it breaks your heart.”—Fred Grimm, columnist for the Miami Herald “Once begun, his vivid and powerful narrative is impossible to put down.”—Derek Lundy, author of Godforsaken Sea and The Way of a Ship “I felt I knew Carl Wake, because John Kretschmer found in him an archetype—an aging sailor with an age-old dream.”—Jim Carrier, transatlantic sailor and author of The Ship and the Storm: Hurricane Mitch and the Loss of the Fantome “A remarkable book, impossible to put down.”—Herb McCormick, sailing journalist

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher : Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781574091649
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.46/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Flirting with Mermaids written by John Kretschmer and published by Sheridan House, Inc.. This book was released on 2003-03 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Kretschmer is a writer and sailing enthusiast.

Author : John Jourdane
Publisher : John Jourdane
ISBN 13 : 9780963189615
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.11/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sailing with Scoundrels and Kings written by John Jourdane and published by John Jourdane. This book was released on 2005-12 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hop aboard for a wild sail across the oceans of the world with John Jourdane. This book chronicles 45 years of John's life sailing with oceans of the world. Travel from sailing sabots in California to sailing with Kings in Europe; from sailing the trade winds of Hawaii and Tahiti to racing around the world in the icy Roaring Forties near Antarctica; from cruising the beautiful atolls of Micronesia to visiting the wild game parks of South Africa. John is one of the world's most experienced offshore sailors, having sailed over 300,000 miles. He has crossed the Pacific Ocean 47 times, the Atlantic 12 times, and has circumnavigated the world 3 times, including 2 Whitbread Round the World Races. If you have an ounce of saltwater in your blood, you will love this book.

Author : Dallas Murphy
Publisher : Basic Books (AZ)
ISBN 13 : 9780465047598
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Rounding the Horn written by Dallas Murphy and published by Basic Books (AZ). This book was released on 2004-05-11 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author recalls his journey by sea to Cape Horn, a place of myth and sea-faring legend, while also charting the role of this difficult sea passage in the history of letters, from Francis Drake to Joseph Conrad. 50,000 first printing.

Author : Hal Roth
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN 13 : 9780071778725
Total Pages : 480 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book How to Sail Around the World written by Hal Roth and published by McGraw Hill Professional. This book was released on 2003-10-20 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authors More than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist and went sailing. Since then, he's logged more than 200,000 sea miles. Along the way, Roth also has authored eight voyaging classics, including the 1978 bestseller After 50,000 Miles. Taking that book as its starting point, this handsome new volume incorporates the new technologies and discoveries of the last quarter century along with another 150,000 miles of experience. A compendium of mature, time-tested sea wisdom from one of the world's most respected sailing writers, How to Sail Around the World will tell the reader: How to choose and equip a sailboat for long-distance cruising, with an emphasis on simplicity and a modest budget How to plan and conduct a voyage anywhere in the world How to master the arts of navigation, anchoring, and daily life aboard in exotic places How to cope with storms at sea--the most complete and authoritative treatise on this critical topic ever published