Flirting with MermaidsSheridan House, Inc., 2003 - 224 páginas In twenty years of delivering sailboats to far-flung quaysides, Kretschmer has had innumberable adventures, both humorous and terrifying. In this first paperback edition of the wildly successful Flirting with Mermaids, he recounts the most memorable of them, from a Western Caribbean research voyage with a crew of eccentric Swedes to a North Atlantic crossing during which he discovers the existence of Force 13 winds. |
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... least to the nearest bar . My commitment may be three days , a week or several months ; it is measured in nautical miles and always intense . There is mys- tery and a bit of foreboding in taking command of somebody else's boat , and ...
... least to the nearest bar . My commitment may be three days , a week or several months ; it is measured in nautical miles and always intense . There is mys- tery and a bit of foreboding in taking command of somebody else's boat , and ...
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... least 1,000 miles a stretch and I have made well over 100 long- distance deliveries . Most so - called experts give you all the answers from the perspective of one or two boats ; I'll show you how to make a muddle of things in a variety ...
... least 1,000 miles a stretch and I have made well over 100 long- distance deliveries . Most so - called experts give you all the answers from the perspective of one or two boats ; I'll show you how to make a muddle of things in a variety ...
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A ShallowWater Appointment | 11 |
A Show of Presence | 33 |
Famous | 51 |
Yacht Delivery 101 | 65 |
A Waterfront Office | 89 |
Red Sky by Morn | 108 |
She Drives Me Crazy | 132 |
Just Another Crossing | 153 |
Force Unlucky | 172 |
A Home Delivery | 195 |
Outras edições - Ver todos
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery ... John Kretschmer Visualização parcial - 2018 |
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper John Kretschmer Visualização parcial - 2003 |
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper John Kretschmer Prévia não disponível - 2018 |
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