Before the Wind: True Stories About Sailing (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP)

Before the Wind: True Stories About Sailing (INTERNATIONAL MARINE-RMP)

by David Gowdey (Editor)

Synopsis

To sailors, the next best thing to sailing is reading about sailing. Here is a collection of 25 stories about sailing that will transport the reader into a waveswept cockpit in the Bay of Biscay, into the planning stages of an assault on the American Cup, or into an hilarious misadventure with a first boat-all from the dry comfort of a favorite armchair. Contributors include Ann Davison, Buckminster Fuller, Robert Louis Stevenson, Joshua Slocum, Ernest K. Gann, Raymond Carver, Clare Francis, Jack London, Frank Mulville, Alee Waugh, Bernard Moitessier, and Ted Turner.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Published: 01 Feb 1994

ISBN 10: 0070237565
ISBN 13: 9780070237568

Media Reviews
It would take many hours of intense research to find better true stories than those Gowdey has chosen.''
Even if you're not a sailor, you'll love these classic sea tales. I couldn't put this book down.''
Author Bio
David Gowdey, a native of London, Ontario, now lives in San Rafael, California, with his wife and two children. His first collection, Riding on the Roar of the Crowd, was hailed as an absolute feast by hockey fans, critics, and sportswriters.