[PDF] Cape Horn To Starboard eBook

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,89 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781580801621

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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 : John Kretschmer
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 221 pages
File Size : 10,97 MB
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1493035304

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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 discovers 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."

Author : William F. Stark
Publisher : Carroll & Graf Publishers
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 38,31 MB
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 9780786714612

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The author lovingly reconstructs the last journey by a sailing ship to round Cape Horn, revealing every detail of the historic 1949 adventure in the largest sailing ship ever constructed and sailed. Reprint.

Author : John Kretschmer
Publisher : McGraw Hill Professional
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 32,44 MB
Release : 2013-11-05
Category : History
ISBN : 0071718125

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"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 oftenchallengingvoyages. 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 : Felix Riesenberg
Publisher :
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 27,8 MB
Release : 1924
Category : Horn, Cape (Chile)
ISBN :

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Story of one of the last voyages around Cape Horn in a wooden ship propelled by sail alone, the A. J. Fuller.

Author : Daniel Hays
Publisher : Algonquin Books
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 16,81 MB
Release : 1995-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1565121023

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Traces a father and son journey around South America in a tiny boat they built together