Adventures of a Once Reluctant Sailor
Author: Michele McClintock Sharp
Publisher:
Published: 2012-08-07
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781610052313
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Publisher:
Published: 2012-08-07
Total Pages: 250
ISBN-13: 9781610052313
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Author: Helen Haskins
Publisher: Createspace Independent Pub
Published: 2012-10-01
Total Pages: 674
ISBN-13: 9781479340453
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →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: Heather Morgan
Publisher:
Published: 2013-06
Total Pages: 264
ISBN-13: 9780615763996
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →In No Fixed Address: Tales of a Reluctant Sailor Heather Morgan tells what it's really like to leave behind a comfortable life in the suburbs to permanently live aboard a 56-foot Oyster sailboat. Married to an enthusiastic and experienced sailor, Heather, the reluctant first mate, charms readers with her unique British humor as she explains how she survived a hurricane, prepared gourmet meals in a tiny galley, and conquered her fear of deep water. Heather's story traces her sailing adventures south through the West Indies, west across the remote Venezuelan Islands, all the way down to the ABC Islands (Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao). Along with her comical and sometimes terrifying accounts, she weaves in original recipes, illustrations, photographs and useful insider's Island information and history. Stories of Pirates, shipwrecks, storms and sea-monsters all come to life in this one-of-a-kind travelers tale. Anyone who has ever fantasized about leaving behind conventional living and running away to sea will find this a compelling read.
Author: Angela Rice
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2013-07-09
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 1408184184
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'When I was first invited by a new - and handsome - man to the local Yacht Club to see his boat, I happily conjured up alluring pictures of me in an expensive bikini and a great suntan. It didn't occur to me that "see my boat" might actually mean going out in the thing....' Before she knew it, Angela Rice had agreed to a sailing trip on the notorious west coast of Scotland – and to marry her skipper. The voyage did nothing to allay her primal suspicion of anything afloat. But years later, one sunny Boat Show day, she discovered the lifestyle lure of powerboats. Speculating they might be less confusing and scary than their sailing counterparts, she cajoled her man into crossing to the dark side – with wild promises to try to become competent. Reluctance slowly gave way to relish, scepticism to skippering, the Solent to the Seine..... Originally published as a series in Motorboat & Yachting magazine, and illustrated with wonderful cartoons by David Semple, this is a funny and engaging account of one woman's relationship with the sea, a boat and her husband.
Author: Norma Klingler
Publisher: Tate Publishing & Enterprises
Published: 2013-11-05
Total Pages: 30
ISBN-13: 9781625105394
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →The Sailor's Ring tells the story of Roderick Parker, a sailor, and his wife who once lived together at the Kontiki Bay's Lighthouse in Cape Shad. The sailor is assumed to be lost at sea, while his wife, who becomes a ghost, still eagerly awaits his return.
Author: Angela Rice
Publisher: A&C Black
Published: 2013-07-09
Total Pages: 97
ISBN-13: 1408184206
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →'When I was first invited by a new – and handsome – man to the local Yacht Club to see his boat, I happily conjured up alluring pictures of me in an expensive bikini and a great suntan. It didn't occur to me that 'see my boat' might actually mean going out in the thing... Before she knew it, Angela Rice had agreed to a sailing trip on the notorious west coast of Scotland – and to marry her skipper. The voyage did nothing to allay her primal suspicion of anything afloat. But years later, one sunny Boat Show day, she discovered the lifestyle lure of powerboats – so much less daunting than their sailing counterparts. She cajoled her man into crossing to the dark side, with wild promises of becoming competent. And slowly but surely, reluctance gave way to relish, scepticism to skippering, the Solent to the Seine... Originally published as a series in Motorboat & Yachting magazine, and illustrated with wonderful cartoons by David Semple, this is a funny and engaging account of one woman's relationship with the sea, a boat and her husband.
Author: Kay Marshall Strom
Publisher: InterVarsity Press
Published: 2008-01-02
Total Pages: 257
ISBN-13: 0830857214
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Kay Marshall Strom tells the story of how John Newton, the famous writer of Amazing Grace, was converted in a life-threatening storm and went on to become a powerful voice against the slave trade.
Author: Thomas Lambert Sappington
Publisher:
Published: 1932
Total Pages: 187
ISBN-13:
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