Lowtide Sailing Out of Retirement:


Living the Dream is a book for retirees, future retirees, armchair sailors, and lovers of the wind and sea. Sailing couple and retirees, Matts and Jeanine Djos, will suggest how to find just the right pre-owned boat by their own example and describe from personal experience what may be involved in a refit, restoration, and shakedown. They will also cover the nuances of


In Caly's Island by Dick Herman,


they're called the Freakin’ Old Guys, FOGs for short. Six geezers who love their small sailboats and cruise the Pacific Northwest for weeks at a time, enjoying the comradeship and sharing small adventures. It all turns deadly when the Russian Mafia comes after one of them. The FOGs make a run for cover and hide in a fog bank.


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finding a marina, short and long term cruising, common sense seamanship and navigat ion, the pleasures (and advantages) of retirement and seniority, and matters of onboard safety, personal health, and onboard ambiance and comfort. As the great poet,


Tennyson, wrote of Ulysses, “There lies the port, the


vessel puffs her sail, and while much But when they emerged


into an open sea, they are not anywhere near the Pacific Northwest and they're missing a man. Six men find themselves catapulted into the wildest adventure - their own Odyssey packed with the same excitement, monsters, mysterious women,


is taken, much still abides.” So join Matts and Jeanine on this marvelous adventure, and perhaps you too shall discover something unexpected and remarkable about the rollicking sea, the wayward heavens, and the wonder of discovering a well-found boat that suits your needs perfectly! Matts is a lifelong sailor and boating


enthusiast. He and Jeanine have sailed much of the west. Sailing Out of Retirement: Living the Dream, by Matts Djos, $15.95 at amazon.com/dp/1456350137


and capricious gods who tormented Ulysses. The FOGs are in a strange


time and a very strange place. They have to find their way home somehow. They have a long, long way to go. Caly's Island, $14.99,


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