Books Herb McCormick has been racing
and cruising from above the Arctic Circle to Antarctica and chronicling his adventures and travels in magazines, newspapers and on the Internet for over three decades. An anthology of his best profiles and articles, including first person accounts of sailing in such classic events as the Sydney-Hobart Race and rounding Cape Horn, Gone to the Sea is an eclectic collection of stories that range from a prophetic cruise with his daughter; to an in-depth post mortem of solo sailor Mike Plant s final, mysterious voyage; to what it’s
No skipper should ever take a
vessel or crew onto the open ocean without the means to cope with the unthinkable, because in an uncontrolled environment we can’t know what will go wrong. Disasters occur because of a cascade of untoward events; the best seamen are able to interrupt this sequence and circumvent tragic outcomes. Safer Offshore: Crisis Management and Emergency Repairs at Sea, by Ed Maples, catalogs solutions to real life situations and provides the reader with information seldom discussed by other authors: how to manage emergency situations
Set sail with your skipper on a
voyage of self-discovery and emotional healing. Taking the Time to Live, The Healing Voyage of Pato Feo, by Ron Fugere is based on the author's recollections, notes, and log excerpts - chronicles the 2006 voyage of the sailing vessel Pato Feo. Following the collapse of his 28-year marriage, the author embarked on a solo journey without a firm destination or route; leaving navigation to chance, circumstance, and him. His travel would eventually carry him 'round British Columbia's
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really like to spend a hectic day with Americas Cup legend Dennis Conner. The former editor-in-chief of Cruising World magazine and yachting correspondent for The New York Times, McCormick has notched over 75,000 offshore miles in his sailing career, including the historic 2009-2010 Around the Americas expedition that circumnavigated North and South America via the Northwest Passage and Cape Horn.
Gone to the Sea, $16.95 , published
by Paradise Cay Publications,
www.paracay.com
and crises on the open ocean where no help is available. Le a r n a b o u t eme rg e n c y
communications, how to deal with flooding or fire, how to repair a faulty engine. How to cope with medical emergencies, helicopter evacuation, abandon ship techniques, surviving in the life raft, and much more. This book provides crucial information that can help make an ocean sailor truly Safer Offshore. Safer Offshore: Crisis Management and Emergency , published by
Repairs at Sea, $19.95
Pa r adi s e Ca y Pub l i c a t i ons ,
www.paracay.com
Vancouver Island over a span of five months and 2,600 nautical miles. You'll learn about the people, places, wonders of nature, and challenges he faced along the way. In his travels, he learned much about navigation and seamanship, but more importantly he gained insight into matters of the heart. It is a tale that will warm your heart, tickle your funnybone, and arouse your sense of wanderlust. Taking the Time to Live, The Healing Voyage of Pato Feo,
$14.95
, published by Bennett & Hastings Publishing,
www.bennetthastings.com
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