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At the Mercy of the Sea
The True Story of Three Sailors in a Caribbean Hurricane
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Artikel-Nr:
9780071498876
Veröffentl:
2007
Erscheinungsdatum:
23.08.2007
Seiten:
240
Autor:
John Kretschmer
Gewicht:
332 g
Format:
226x153x20 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
John Kretschmer, a professional sailor and writer, has logged more than 200,000 offshore sailing miles, including 15 transatlantic and two transpacific passages. He is longtime contributing editor to Sailing magazine, a sailing/travel columnist for the Miami Herald, and writes regularly for Southern Boating and Cruising World. He has weathered several storms at sea, and teaches aspiring bluewater voyagers in seminars, lectures, and training voyages. John lives aboard a 47-foot cutter in Florida. He and his student Carl Wake, the subject of this book, were close friends. Hometown: Ft. Lauderdale, FL
"The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself. John Kretschmer's book is as perfectly shaped and flawlessly written as such a story can be. In addition to being the best depiction I have ever read of what it is like to be inside a hurricane at sea, At the Mercy of the Sea is as moving a story of a man's failure and redemption as can be found anywhere in the literature of the sea. This book is surely destined to become a classic."-Peter Nichols, author of Sea Change and A Voyage for Madmen
Prologue: AbbevilleTrade WindsInto the EyeA Voice in the WindFinish Line and Starting PointNowhere to HideHavanaLa Vie en RoseAn Aging SoldierNever on FridayEnglish BraidsMarigotNovember 15HavanaThe Lair of the CyclopsThe Edge of ControlThe Heart of the StormTogetherThe Monster's JawsA SurvivorNews from HomeEpilogue: AbbevilleAuthor's NoteAcknowledgments