Sailing a Serious Ocean: Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
John Kretschmer, a professional sailor and writer, has logged more than 300,000 offshore sailing miles, including 20 transatlantic and two transpacific passages. He is the author ofAt the Mercy of the Sea, Flirting with Mermaids,andCape Horn to Starboard, all seagoing classics. He is longtime contributing editor toSailingmagazine, was a sailing/travel columnist for theMiami Heraldfor 10 years, and writes regularly forSouthern BoatingandCruising World. He has weathered several storms at sea, and teaches aspiring bluewater voyagers in seminars, lectures, and training voyages. John lives in Florida.