Flirting with MermaidsSheridan House, Inc., 2003 - 224 páginas In 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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... realized that no matter what they did , I was going to skip confirmation classes . They decided I would have to take my chances in life without the blessing of the church . I was a mostly shy , indifferent student , but INTRODUCTION 3.
... realized that no matter what they did , I was going to skip confirmation classes . They decided I would have to take my chances in life without the blessing of the church . I was a mostly shy , indifferent student , but INTRODUCTION 3.
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... realize what an impact something as facile as forgetting to return the card marked " please don't send this month's selection , " would have on both of us . Al- though Chichester described his amazing solo circumnavigation in the crabby ...
... realize what an impact something as facile as forgetting to return the card marked " please don't send this month's selection , " would have on both of us . Al- though Chichester described his amazing solo circumnavigation in the crabby ...
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... realized I didn't have a lot of credit in God's bank and to ask for the loan of a miracle to save my father's life at this late hour was pretty audacious . But I was desperate and willing to put my very soul on the line . I sat in the ...
... realized I didn't have a lot of credit in God's bank and to ask for the loan of a miracle to save my father's life at this late hour was pretty audacious . But I was desperate and willing to put my very soul on the line . I sat in the ...
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... realized that a part of me had died , too . The shy , indifferent part and the quiet and timid parts were gone . His passing had imparted a powerful sense of urgency into my existence . Life was something to be devoured because at any ...
... realized that a part of me had died , too . The shy , indifferent part and the quiet and timid parts were gone . His passing had imparted a powerful sense of urgency into my existence . Life was something to be devoured because at any ...
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Contenido
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 |
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery ... John Kretschmer Vista previa limitada - 2018 |
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper John Kretschmer Vista previa limitada - 2003 |
Flirting with Mermaids: The Unpredictable Life of a Sailboat Delivery Skipper John Kretschmer Sin vista previa disponible - 2018 |
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