Flirting with MermaidsSheridan House, Inc., 2003 - 224 pages 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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... E. M. FORSTER , The Story of the Siren " He had but little learning , except what he had picked up from the sun and sea . " HERMAN MELVILLE , Moby Dick aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Contents Foreword xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 A Shallow.
... E. M. FORSTER , The Story of the Siren " He had but little learning , except what he had picked up from the sun and sea . " HERMAN MELVILLE , Moby Dick aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Contents Foreword xi Introduction 1 CHAPTER 1 A Shallow.
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... CHAPTER 2 A Show of Presence CHAPTER 3 33 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 ...
... CHAPTER 2 A Show of Presence CHAPTER 3 33 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 ...
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... your own terms and accepting all the consequences of such a life . The only way I know how to write such a book is by a telling a few sea stories . aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa CHAPTER 1 A Shallow - Water Appointment Two courses INTRODUCTION 9.
... your own terms and accepting all the consequences of such a life . The only way I know how to write such a book is by a telling a few sea stories . aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa CHAPTER 1 A Shallow - Water Appointment Two courses INTRODUCTION 9.
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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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