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“The wind was blowing at hurricane strength-sixty-five knots and over-and increasing in the gusts to eighty knots. His boat was surfing on waves as high as a sixty-foot, six-storey building. . .Each wave that struck choked and froze him, the icy water working its way down inside his survival suit.” —from Close to the Wind by Pete Goss
In Near Death on the High Seas, Cecil Kuhne collects some of the most terrifying and astounding experiences of sailors confronting the awesome, raw power of the sea. These tales-filled with everyday heroes and survivors-comprise a riveting and often breathtaking collection of extraordinary stories that show the terrible ferocity of the untamable ocean.
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We seldom review a book twice, but there are exceptions for exceptional books and this is one. –Classic Boat
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Adds an unusual amount and degree of experience and careful thought to the ancient, ongoing debate about storm survival. –John Rousmaniere, author, Annapolis Book of Seamanship
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The lesson Storm Tactics has to teach is based on sound principles gained from often painful experience. All sailors, regardless of experience, can learn something from this book. –Journal of the American Sailing Association
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Lin Pardey (Author), Larry Pardey (Author) - Storm Tactics Handbooks: Modern Methods of Heaving-to for Survival in Extreme Conditions (Paperback)
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Greek Waters Pilot is the definitive cruising guide to the coasts and islands of Greece. It covers the entire area from the Ionian Islands to the Aegean, Rhodes and Crete and includes details of over 450 harbours in a single volume. Greek Waters Pilot has been painstakingly compiled from the author’s own survey work and the latest first hand information. This tenth edition coincides with the twenty-fifth anniversary of the launch of the original Greek Waters Pilot. As with each preceding edition this one includes further updating and improvement. Between 2005 and 2007 Rod Heikell and his wife Lu revisited much of the Ionian, Saronic and Dodecanese in their present yacht, Skylax, picking up new information, additional photographs and updated plans. The organization of detail within the confines of a single volume is an impressive achievement and has been the basis of Greek Waters Pilots’ status as the indispensable guide for anyone sailing around Greece.
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