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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... didn't happen overnight . John Kretschmer slipped into this life after a brush with fame after he doubled the Horn in possibly the smallest boat , a feat he achieved 15 years ago . If John had hoped to head off down a road of sailing ...
... didn't happen overnight . John Kretschmer slipped into this life after a brush with fame after he doubled the Horn in possibly the smallest boat , a feat he achieved 15 years ago . If John had hoped to head off down a road of sailing ...
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... didn't like church . Again , it was that sense of confinement that troubled me , especially that creepy thought that even if you were hiding , some omnipotent truant officer was keep- ing an eye on you . My tolerant and loving parents ...
... didn't like church . Again , it was that sense of confinement that troubled me , especially that creepy thought that even if you were hiding , some omnipotent truant officer was keep- ing an eye on you . My tolerant and loving parents ...
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... didn't bode well for me . Then Francis Chichester came into my life . I'll never forget the day when Gypsy Moth Circles the World turned up in the mail . My mother didn't realize what an impact something as facile as forgetting to ...
... didn't bode well for me . Then Francis Chichester came into my life . I'll never forget the day when Gypsy Moth Circles the World turned up in the mail . My mother didn't realize what an impact something as facile as forgetting to ...
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... didn't like the idea of a tiller which was a feature of the other boat we were considering , an Irwin 30. My two older broth- ers and I sailed OUR WAY almost every night of two summers on Lake St. Clair . Although we were usually plying ...
... didn't like the idea of a tiller which was a feature of the other boat we were considering , an Irwin 30. My two older broth- ers and I sailed OUR WAY almost every night of two summers on Lake St. Clair . Although we were usually plying ...
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... didn't seem fair . He was only 53 and would not live to enjoy the fruits of his labors . But my father was not bit- ter . He'd had a great love affair with his wife , cherished his family , and had leaped enough hurdles . He was ready ...
... didn't seem fair . He was only 53 and would not live to enjoy the fruits of his labors . But my father was not bit- ter . He'd had a great love affair with his wife , cherished his family , and had leaped enough hurdles . He was ready ...
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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