Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper: Lyons Press Maritime ClassicsRowman & Littlefield, 1 de out. de 2018 - 224 páginas 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. |
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... Ix Chel and other gods and goddesses personally." Just as Christer finished with his or, I should say, my wackyyet-plausible theory, a wave crashed over the stern, flooding the cockpit. We were sailing on a lovely broad reach and while ...
... Ix Chel, the Mayan goddess of fertility and seafarers-a strange combination to be sure but one that would have significance for me soon enough-didn't buy our theory. We eventually raised the verdant island of Guanaja and after a short ...
... Ix Chel's hands now, so why worry about it." Maintaining speed so that we might bounce over any hidden shoals, I held the wheel firmly, my knees braced, ready for impact. But Ix Chel smiled on us at last, indeed. I could never have ...
... Ix Chel? Traveling by sea is the only way to go to Cozumel." Lesa smiled, revealing those whitest of teeth (I've always been a sucker for a nice smile) and said, "I haven't done much sailing. How long will it take to get there?" "Oh ...
... Ix Chel. As we picked our way through fallen rocks, Lesa confided to me that she had to leave soon for Cancun. By previous arrangement, she was meeting a friend. Since she had already paid for his ticket, she had better be there to meet ...
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CHAPTER 3 Famous | 51 |
CHAPTER 4 Yacht Delivery 101 | 65 |
CHAPTER 5 A Waterfront Office | 89 |
CHAPTER 6 Red Sky by Morn | 108 |
CHAPTER 7 She Drives Me Crazy | 132 |
CHAPTER 8 Just Another Crossing | 153 |
CHAPTER 9 Force Unlucky | 172 |
CHAPTER 10 A Home Delivery | 195 |
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Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper John Kretschmer Visualização parcial - 2003 |
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