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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... reef. For a couple of months, we had reached west and north from the Bay Islands of Honduras, following an ancient trade route and racing the sun to the horizon each night. Our ambitious project had taken us up jungle-lined rivers and ...
... Reef, a natural sea wall, unbroken for hundreds of miles. The reef provided sheltered sailing for both northand south-bound vessels. The plane finally veered offshore but somewhere over the Gulf Stream it dawned on me that it must have ...
... clearing the reef and sailing offshore for Mexico, where we planned to leave the boat for the winter. Stephen remained behind with me. With the southeast wind building, we neared the rusty tripod 22 FLIRTING WITH MERMAIDS.
... reef and make our way north in deep water, glorious deep water. The best thing about sandy streets is that they absorb rain, they don't make puddles, and you don't need elaborate drainage systems. Stephen and I walked up Front Street in ...
... reef. Right from the start, it was rough sailing as TALISMAN and the ocean went after each other. The powerful north-setting current collided with the strong, contrary wind to create lumpy seas. I was afraid Lesa would be seasick. A ...
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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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