7 Sheets to the Wind: An Unauthorized Maritime Chronicle of Sailing, Navigating and Surviving Wild Adventures and Misadventures at Sea
Kindle Edition or EPUB + Converted PDF نویسندگان: John Martin
جزئیات
فرمت: Kindle Edition or EPUB + Converted PDF ناشر: John Martin, Ph.D. تاریخ انتشار نسخه الکترونیکی : August 19, 2026
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لینک: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0HDFY99T1
575,000 تومان
زمان تحویل: حداکثر 24 ساعت
توضیحات
Have you ever wondered, read about, or actually been on board a high seas boating adventure?Guessing some of you have. But now you can experience all that in this book on sailing adventures across the U.S. with Captain John Martin, and his weird crew of so-called "sailors," very unprepared passengers, three dogs and a wild cat7 Sheets to the Wind is an opportunity to plunge deep into the water world of sailing, sans getting wet that is, through the voyages and eyes and mind of captain Martin and his humorous, hopefully educational telling of the wild sea stories and misadventures across and upon his seven mostly seaworthy sailboats. As an added bonus, he provides you with a unique perspective on all the things that can go wrong with boats on and off the water, what to know about the art and science of sail boating, and, of course, what to do (and not) when confronted with mechanical breakdowns, stormy seas, incompetent crew (and skipper), and sandy, rocky barriers that get in the way when under way. Venturing more to a different sort of deep, your captain/author addresses the more profound meanings and metaphors of many spiritual themes and learnings that surface and come from being alone in the wind, waves and storms on the water and in life.7 Sheets to the Wind chronicles the adventures and misadventures while learning to sail, and operate sailboats of all kinds, from the sailing board, to the crazy kayak Foolboat’s attempt to become a sailboat, to the 22, 25, 38, 45 and 46-footer sloops, ketch, and center cockpit, sail-powered water crafts, and the crazy and occasionally fun times had on voyages spanning all the way across America, from the Long Island Sound, to Mississippi lakes and Gulfs of Mobile and Mexico (ok, America), the Florida Keys and her west coast, through the ICW to New Orleans, 7 stormy locks, to Texas, then San Diego, Long Beach and Santa Catalina Island. Only one was sunk, which was kind of a miracle. You’ll see. But what voyages!Unlike other books about boating and sailing, adventures over the high seas, 7 Sheets is a more personal saga, one that dives deeper into not just the waters, winds and waves, but into the mind and spirit of the skipper and his faith road - learning that seaworthy trust of the Great Helmsman, who saves and guides in many ways and places - upon the waters and furies of the soul. It's a curious, surprising blending that makes this book of stories and adventures on board and at sea unique and even fascinating to both the experienced and novice sailors. In the pages of this book, you'll discover:Basic boating and sailing knowledge from the stories and the Captain's Waterlog sectionsFun, and funny stories of the captain's watery antics, adventures and misadventures.Deeper spiritual meanings and metaphors on trials on the water, through storms and life affronts, andHilarious stories of the three crazy sailor-dogs a very curious wild cat, and one very strange crewmember.Captain John's tour dishes a many course meal of sailboats and sailing through the waterlogged mind of a psychologist and professor gone offshore after a less exciting career in academia and counseling, providing food for the landlubber soul yearning to cast off into the deeper waters and far away shores in life and faith
575,000 تومان
زمان تحویل: حداکثر 24 ساعت