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Author: Janet Peters Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781537637303 Category : Languages : en Pages : 362
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Being persuaded to give up her busy life in Toronto, sell her house and move into a sailboat, our Reluctant Sailor began a journey of adventure for six years. Circling the world with her husband on Solara she encountered many storms, sailed on immense bodies of water weeks at a time, and saw small isolated islands that only sailors on small boats could reach. The Reluctant Sailor is the story of this adventure. She learned how well her boat could handle rough seas and high winds, overcoming her fears, and learning to be an important partner to her husband especially during their struggle through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. As an armchair traveler you will visit many interesting countries and as a sailor you will understand the problems they met during this incredible journey.
Author: Janet Peters Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN: 9781537637303 Category : Languages : en Pages : 362
Book Description
Being persuaded to give up her busy life in Toronto, sell her house and move into a sailboat, our Reluctant Sailor began a journey of adventure for six years. Circling the world with her husband on Solara she encountered many storms, sailed on immense bodies of water weeks at a time, and saw small isolated islands that only sailors on small boats could reach. The Reluctant Sailor is the story of this adventure. She learned how well her boat could handle rough seas and high winds, overcoming her fears, and learning to be an important partner to her husband especially during their struggle through the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea. As an armchair traveler you will visit many interesting countries and as a sailor you will understand the problems they met during this incredible journey.
Author: Bud Gottesman Publisher: Mallery Press ISBN: 9780943079189 Category : Destroyers (Warships) Languages : en Pages : 196
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A young coddled boy like so many others in 1945 is pressed into service to defend his country from the evil Axis Powers. He had to grow up fast and become a member of a new destroyer with the killing powers not yet dreamed of in those days. As luck would have it, the war was over before the "Wilson" was launched and Bud Gottesman now only had to survive Navy Boot Camp and life aboard a destroyer with 345 other young sailors in very cramped quarters. From day one, nothing went according to plans. Bud Gottesman had to learn how to adapt and handle things without his parent's supervision and protection. He learned to see the funny side of things instead and grew up with each obstacle he encountered.
Author: James Evans Publisher: ISBN: 9781789552669 Category : Languages : en Pages : 0
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What the hell is wrong with me? A question a young extremely reluctant Merchant Navy Radio Officer Mark Hurst must've asked a thousand times over as blind terror overtook him each time he put to sea. A quick escape was impossible because of a strict four year contract. Heroism in the Falklands earned him respect and a medal but his dread of being at sea continued unabated. Contract completed he mercifully accepts jobs ashore but years later was forced back to sea and disaster. Rescued by Island fishermen despite his terror he attempts a single handed voyage under sail across over two thousand miles of a turbulent and unforgiving Pacific Ocean. Could he ever find a way to pay back those who helped him? Could he ever find peace with the Sea?
Author: Helen Haskins Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub ISBN: 9781479340453 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 674
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The Joys and Adversities of a Sailors Wife, so begins the story of 'The Reluctant Sailor'. We travel through the history of an ordinary woman who led an extraordinary life. As we share the journey by the side of Helen Haskins, we relive the courage with which she met her adventures and her sorrows. We can also join in on the fun, the laughs and the love she shared with her family and friends, sailing around international and Australian waters. Helen Haskins was born and raised in Mackay on the east coast of Australia, to an Australian mother and a refugee Russian immigrant father. Helen grew up and lived the life of a typical Australian woman of her time, getting married at 17, and becoming a home-loving housewife and mother. She liked nothing better than to cook and entertain family and friends, and still does to this day. Due to contracting Rheumatic Fever as a child she was not encouraged to learn to swim or do sports and still does not swim well. Therefore she was ill prepared for marriage to a man who didn't want to settle down and dreamt of spending his life sailing. Together with her husband John and family in tow, they travelled over most of Australia, back-packed around Europe, house exchanged internationally, and lived on board a self-built yacht named, 'Trah.' And sail they did! After Helen and John hand built John's own remodelled 'Spray', a redesign of the famous yacht sailed around the world by Joshua Slocum, they sailed together up the Queensland coast, to New Zealand and New Caledonia on one of the safest designed yachts in the world. Helen retells her adventures with numerous people, frightening storms, unexpected reefs, sprinkled with love, drama and lots of laughter, though some of the laughs would only come later. Join Helen on her fantastic life journey, ever The Reluctant Sailor.
Author: Joanna Hackett Publisher: New Holland Australia(AU) ISBN: 9781864367065 Category : Voyages and travels Languages : en Pages : 0
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The Reluctant Mariner is the story of a couple's circumnavigation of the world in a 12.2 meter yacht, told from the wife's perspective. Far from simply stopping off in each port, the Hacketts made a point of exploring inland and actually seeing as much as they had time to in every country they visited. The trip took them seven years to complete and they spent many months in several of the destinations they visited. This makes her account more than simply another "sailing around the world" book. Joanna describes their adventures, the people they met, the places they visited -- over 37 countries, many of them not on the usual circumnavigation route -- recounting the good as well as the bad experiences. The Reluctant Mariner also describes what it was like for a middle-aged, female landlubber to leave the comforts of home and family and sail off around the world. Initially a very reluctant sailor, Joanna eventually found herself swept along by her husband's vision and quest for adventure. This is the humorous tale of how she adapted and the experiences she had along the way.
Author: Edmund R. Ciriello Publisher: Xlibris Corporation ISBN: 1477163816 Category : Biography & Autobiography Languages : en Pages : 327
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The shocking true story of Edmund Ciriello, an intelligence operative, who had a license to kill and the compassion to save lives. A compelling memoir about covert live in the shadows as only an insider can tell it. From his first mission behind enemy lines during the Korean War, to his rescue attempt of two kidnapped girls held in Saudi Arabia during Desert Storm, Cirello takes us inside his mysterious world. His many years in Chicago and Hollywood are an exciting and hilarious journey through the real world of private investigations. An explosive book relevant to the crises facing the world and the real reasons behind them.
Author: Donna-Vee Scott Publisher: iUniverse ISBN: 1450252087 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 114
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Twelve-year-old Edward is not going to America by choice. In fact, he hates the idea! What's a kid to do without friends and his dog? The answer comes soon enough. On board the Mayflower, Edward meets a new friend. Together he and Andrew spy on a sailor who would like to get rid of all Pilgrims. They discover a stow-away with a dog. Stolen food and a threatened duel add to the excitement. Danger lurks. Storms beat against the Mayflower and threaten the voyage. Sickness strikes and Edward, who wants to be a man, must find ways to help his family.
Author: Sherrie McCarthy Publisher: ISBN: 9781095402061 Category : Languages : en Pages : 102
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Who doesn't want to quit the rat race and pack it all in to see the world? And it is not as if Sherrie and Patrick were strangers to travel. They met on Patrick's first round the world trip by motorcycle. Sherrie fell hard for the open road and the freedom of two wheels and a tent. How much harder could living on a sailboat be? Or at least that was Patrick's opinion. Sherrie is a Newfoundlander. She thought it prudent to bring up the Titanic whenever Patrick mentioned his dream of sailing around the world. And then they had babies. Which meant that dream of sticking them in a sidecar was no longer so realistic. Because putting imaginary babies in your sidecar is very different from putting breathing ones in. The desire to keep up a semi nomadic lifestyle beckoned, but could Sherrie get over her fear of living on the ocean? And just as she agrees to commit to a life afloat, heartbreak and betrayal threaten to end the trip before it even begins. Confessions of A Reluctant Sailor tells of how one family on the verge of breaking up and a woman brought to her knees with grief, went forward with fulfilling a dream and knitting themselves back together, all the while learning the very real difference between fear and danger. If you have ever dreamed of packing up and escaping the rat race, or even wondered how to move forward during a time of heartbreak and loss, get your copy today.
Author: Nicola Rodriguez Publisher: Fernhurst Books Limited ISBN: 1912177765 Category : Sports & Recreation Languages : en Pages : 369
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You long to escape the daily grind, buy a boat and sail away. This book will inspire your dreams and show you how to turn them into a reality – be it an extended cruise or years away. Written by a yachting journalist who has sailed away for 8 years, together with the contributions of 100 other blue-water cruisers, there are tales a plenty of what it is like to do it from around the world – west, east, north and south. There is also practical advice on everything from choosing a boat to crossing oceans. You'll be guided through each step of the preparation before casting off on your adventure of a lifetime. There's information on everything the would-be blue-water sailor needs to consider, including safety, communications, children, ocean passages and budgeting. Learn about routes and destinations around Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific and beyond to help you cruise the Mediterranean or Baltic, cross the Atlantic or circumnavigate the world. Colour photographs and charts will inspire and inform in this essential guide for the 21st century blue-water sailor. Fully updated for 2019 with new sections on visiting the Baltic and high and low latitudes. Contributors include John Ridgway, Jeanne Socrates, Tom Cunliffe, Ellen Massey Leonard, Behan Gifford, Nigel Wollen, Andrew Wilkes, Jane Russell and Jeremy Wyatt.
Author: Janet Peters
Author: Janet Peters
Author: Bud Gottesman
Author: James Evans
Author: Helen Haskins
Author: Joanna Hackett
Author: Edmund R. Ciriello
Author: Michele McClintock Sharp
Author: Donna-Vee Scott
Author: Sherrie McCarthy
Author: Nicola Rodriguez