Flirting with MermaidsIn 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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... Sailing . 5. Sailors - United States -Biography . 6. Yachting . I. Title . G440.K927K74 1999 910.4'5 - dc21 98-47633 CIP Designed by Jeremiah B. Lighter Printed in the United States of America ISBN 1-57409-164-6 For Lesa , for ...
... Sailing . 5. Sailors - United States -Biography . 6. Yachting . I. Title . G440.K927K74 1999 910.4'5 - dc21 98-47633 CIP Designed by Jeremiah B. Lighter Printed in the United States of America ISBN 1-57409-164-6 For Lesa , for ...
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... sailing fame , professional sailor extraordinaire , we know he would not have liked the regimen , the requirements , the business aspect of it . For , above all else , John Kretschmer represents one of the great free spirits of this ...
... sailing fame , professional sailor extraordinaire , we know he would not have liked the regimen , the requirements , the business aspect of it . For , above all else , John Kretschmer represents one of the great free spirits of this ...
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... sailing the North Atlantic in January in a constant procession of gales , then so be it . But it takes more than intensity and a lot of that lust for the sea , and a sense of humor as strong as your will . But deliveries are not all ...
... sailing the North Atlantic in January in a constant procession of gales , then so be it . But it takes more than intensity and a lot of that lust for the sea , and a sense of humor as strong as your will . But deliveries are not all ...
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... sailing mag- azine . Then I search for a slant on a travel article , kick around plots for a novel and , while holed up in a small hotel room , puff out my chest and convince myself that , yes , with a lot of work , I could be the ...
... sailing mag- azine . Then I search for a slant on a travel article , kick around plots for a novel and , while holed up in a small hotel room , puff out my chest and convince myself that , yes , with a lot of work , I could be the ...
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... sailing knowledge anymore . All the while quietly keeping a keen eye on things , I can let others make their own discoveries . Delivering sailboats is probably the most over- rated , underpaid and , at times , exasperating job in the ...
... sailing knowledge anymore . All the while quietly keeping a keen eye on things , I can let others make their own discoveries . Delivering sailboats is probably the most over- rated , underpaid and , at times , exasperating job in the ...
Contents
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 |
Other editions - View all
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery ... John Kretschmer Limited preview - 2018 |
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper John Kretschmer No preview available - 2018 |
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