For no aparent reason I am writing this little question. Today is slow and I opened an old copy of Cruising world magazine and laughed out loud of an article by Douglas Bernon. Douglas and his wife Bernadette have been cruising and writing aboard Ithaka for some time and have been the contributing writers of the back page of Cruisng world for a good number of years. Has anyone had as much pleasure reading their refections and snippits on life as I have???...What are your favorite writers?...and I am always looking for a good read especially during these cold and rainy winter days. Any recomendations on a good book??? old or new. or even a short story?? Merry Christmas, happy Holidays and Happy New Year.. Fair winds to all and a safe and happy Boating season. Rob and Beth Anne
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For no aparent reason I am writing this little question. Today is slow and I opened an old copy of Cruising world magazine and laughed out loud of an article by Douglas Bernon. Douglas and his wife Bernadette have been cruising and writing aboard Ithaka for some time and have been the contributing writers of the back page of Cruisng world for a good number of years. Has anyone had as much pleasure reading their refections and snippits on life as I have???...What are your favorite writers?...and I am always looking for a good read especially during these cold and rainy winter days. Any recomendations on a good book??? old or new. or even a short story?? Merry Christmas, happy Holidays and Happy New Year.. Fair winds to all and a safe and happy Boating season. Rob and Beth Anne
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I've subscribed to Sail for years and enjoy it monthly. No single writer has caught my attention. I skim the back issues from time to time but only keep about 12 back issues before sending them to my kid's school for art projects. I've found the archives of this website (sailboatowners.com) a lot of fun to search. There are so many oddball threads, stories, dramas, and how-tos that you can spend hours surfing. Sure the writing is not Nobel standard, but the content is great. I do searches on individuals (the cranky ones), specific boats(I'm shopping), and common problems (to learn what's needed to fix a problem). The photo searches can be interesting too (try beach or christmas). I keep telling Phil to turn it into a magazine. But he doesn't want the publishing headache. (who would?) Merry Christmas! Markdb
I've subscribed to Sail for years and enjoy it monthly. No single writer has caught my attention. I skim the back issues from time to time but only keep about 12 back issues before sending them to my kid's school for art projects. I've found the archives of this website (sailboatowners.com) a lot of fun to search. There are so many oddball threads, stories, dramas, and how-tos that you can spend hours surfing. Sure the writing is not Nobel standard, but the content is great. I do searches on individuals (the cranky ones), specific boats(I'm shopping), and common problems (to learn what's needed to fix a problem). The photo searches can be interesting too (try beach or christmas). I keep telling Phil to turn it into a magazine. But he doesn't want the publishing headache. (who would?) Merry Christmas! Markdb
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Mark Burrows
Mags and E-zines
I've subscribed to Sail for years and enjoy it monthly. No single writer has caught my attention. I skim the back issues from time to time but only keep about 12 back issues before sending them to my kid's school for art projects. I've found the archives of this website (sailboatowners.com) a lot of fun to search. There are so many oddball threads, stories, dramas, and how-tos that you can spend hours surfing. Sure the writing is not Nobel standard, but the content is great. I do searches on individuals (the cranky ones), specific boats(I'm shopping), and common problems (to learn what's needed to fix a problem). The photo searches can be interesting too (try beach or christmas). I keep telling Phil to turn it into a magazine. But he doesn't want the publishing headache. (who would?) Merry Christmas! Markdb
I've subscribed to Sail for years and enjoy it monthly. No single writer has caught my attention. I skim the back issues from time to time but only keep about 12 back issues before sending them to my kid's school for art projects. I've found the archives of this website (sailboatowners.com) a lot of fun to search. There are so many oddball threads, stories, dramas, and how-tos that you can spend hours surfing. Sure the writing is not Nobel standard, but the content is great. I do searches on individuals (the cranky ones), specific boats(I'm shopping), and common problems (to learn what's needed to fix a problem). The photo searches can be interesting too (try beach or christmas). I keep telling Phil to turn it into a magazine. But he doesn't want the publishing headache. (who would?) Merry Christmas! Markdb
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I too have enjoyed the Bernons' adventures in CW. In fact I cut out one of their articles and used it as a class assignment. It was the one called 'Things that bite in the night' and was about an outhouse-raiding crocodile down in the San Blas Islands, featuring a shotgun-toting former professor from Georgia who saved the day. It was a well-told story, entertaining and informative, and had all the ingredients for a good reading lesson even in a low- to mid-level 10th-grade literature class. Doug Bernon knows how to write. I highly recommend him. There should be a lot more writing like this publicised to a broader market. Just because it is about boats does not mean it's inaccessible to other people. Then again I have been trying to tell editors and agents that good, quality yachting fiction is worth publishing. Oh, well. For the interested, the Bernons sail a South-Africa-built Shearwater 39, a clipper-bowed cutter that, with its ketch-rigged big sister the 45, bears an uncanny resemblance to the Cherubini 44. Hmmm.... JC 2
I too have enjoyed the Bernons' adventures in CW. In fact I cut out one of their articles and used it as a class assignment. It was the one called 'Things that bite in the night' and was about an outhouse-raiding crocodile down in the San Blas Islands, featuring a shotgun-toting former professor from Georgia who saved the day. It was a well-told story, entertaining and informative, and had all the ingredients for a good reading lesson even in a low- to mid-level 10th-grade literature class. Doug Bernon knows how to write. I highly recommend him. There should be a lot more writing like this publicised to a broader market. Just because it is about boats does not mean it's inaccessible to other people. Then again I have been trying to tell editors and agents that good, quality yachting fiction is worth publishing. Oh, well. For the interested, the Bernons sail a South-Africa-built Shearwater 39, a clipper-bowed cutter that, with its ketch-rigged big sister the 45, bears an uncanny resemblance to the Cherubini 44. Hmmm.... JC 2
Log of the Ithaka
I too have enjoyed the Bernons' adventures in CW. In fact I cut out one of their articles and used it as a class assignment. It was the one called 'Things that bite in the night' and was about an outhouse-raiding crocodile down in the San Blas Islands, featuring a shotgun-toting former professor from Georgia who saved the day. It was a well-told story, entertaining and informative, and had all the ingredients for a good reading lesson even in a low- to mid-level 10th-grade literature class. Doug Bernon knows how to write. I highly recommend him. There should be a lot more writing like this publicised to a broader market. Just because it is about boats does not mean it's inaccessible to other people. Then again I have been trying to tell editors and agents that good, quality yachting fiction is worth publishing. Oh, well. For the interested, the Bernons sail a South-Africa-built Shearwater 39, a clipper-bowed cutter that, with its ketch-rigged big sister the 45, bears an uncanny resemblance to the Cherubini 44. Hmmm.... JC 2
I too have enjoyed the Bernons' adventures in CW. In fact I cut out one of their articles and used it as a class assignment. It was the one called 'Things that bite in the night' and was about an outhouse-raiding crocodile down in the San Blas Islands, featuring a shotgun-toting former professor from Georgia who saved the day. It was a well-told story, entertaining and informative, and had all the ingredients for a good reading lesson even in a low- to mid-level 10th-grade literature class. Doug Bernon knows how to write. I highly recommend him. There should be a lot more writing like this publicised to a broader market. Just because it is about boats does not mean it's inaccessible to other people. Then again I have been trying to tell editors and agents that good, quality yachting fiction is worth publishing. Oh, well. For the interested, the Bernons sail a South-Africa-built Shearwater 39, a clipper-bowed cutter that, with its ketch-rigged big sister the 45, bears an uncanny resemblance to the Cherubini 44. Hmmm.... JC 2
Here are some of my favorite writers
Tom Cunliffe: I read his article first every each month in Sail magazine. A traditional sailor who has been around long enough to develop and wield a critical eye. Cuts right through the B.S. and expresses his thoughts in clear, concise language. Definitely inspires you to be a better and more proficient sailor. www.tomcunliffe.com/ Bernard Moitessier: The ultimate combination of dreamer and doer, simultaneously cerebral and undeniably practical. Read "The Long Way" and "A Sea Vagabond's World" and you'll see what I mean. http://www.sheridanhouse.com/moitessier.html Lin and Larry Pardey: Just do it. Lots of practical advice based on personal experience, presented in an way that holds your attention. My favorites were "Cruising in Serrafyn" and "The Self-Sufficient Sailor" http://landlpardey.com/ Other books I enjoyed: David Hays: "My Old Man and the Sea" (father and son sail around Cape Horn) Ann Davison" "My Ship is so Small" (first single-handed trans-Atlantic passage by a woman) Joshua Slocum: "Sailing Alone Around The World" (no description needed) Peter H23 "Raven"
Tom Cunliffe: I read his article first every each month in Sail magazine. A traditional sailor who has been around long enough to develop and wield a critical eye. Cuts right through the B.S. and expresses his thoughts in clear, concise language. Definitely inspires you to be a better and more proficient sailor. www.tomcunliffe.com/ Bernard Moitessier: The ultimate combination of dreamer and doer, simultaneously cerebral and undeniably practical. Read "The Long Way" and "A Sea Vagabond's World" and you'll see what I mean. http://www.sheridanhouse.com/moitessier.html Lin and Larry Pardey: Just do it. Lots of practical advice based on personal experience, presented in an way that holds your attention. My favorites were "Cruising in Serrafyn" and "The Self-Sufficient Sailor" http://landlpardey.com/ Other books I enjoyed: David Hays: "My Old Man and the Sea" (father and son sail around Cape Horn) Ann Davison" "My Ship is so Small" (first single-handed trans-Atlantic passage by a woman) Joshua Slocum: "Sailing Alone Around The World" (no description needed) Peter H23 "Raven"
Here are some of my favorite writers
Tom Cunliffe: I read his article first every each month in Sail magazine. A traditional sailor who has been around long enough to develop and wield a critical eye. Cuts right through the B.S. and expresses his thoughts in clear, concise language. Definitely inspires you to be a better and more proficient sailor. www.tomcunliffe.com/ Bernard Moitessier: The ultimate combination of dreamer and doer, simultaneously cerebral and undeniably practical. Read "The Long Way" and "A Sea Vagabond's World" and you'll see what I mean. http://www.sheridanhouse.com/moitessier.html Lin and Larry Pardey: Just do it. Lots of practical advice based on personal experience, presented in an way that holds your attention. My favorites were "Cruising in Serrafyn" and "The Self-Sufficient Sailor" http://landlpardey.com/ Other books I enjoyed: David Hays: "My Old Man and the Sea" (father and son sail around Cape Horn) Ann Davison" "My Ship is so Small" (first single-handed trans-Atlantic passage by a woman) Joshua Slocum: "Sailing Alone Around The World" (no description needed) Peter H23 "Raven"
Tom Cunliffe: I read his article first every each month in Sail magazine. A traditional sailor who has been around long enough to develop and wield a critical eye. Cuts right through the B.S. and expresses his thoughts in clear, concise language. Definitely inspires you to be a better and more proficient sailor. www.tomcunliffe.com/ Bernard Moitessier: The ultimate combination of dreamer and doer, simultaneously cerebral and undeniably practical. Read "The Long Way" and "A Sea Vagabond's World" and you'll see what I mean. http://www.sheridanhouse.com/moitessier.html Lin and Larry Pardey: Just do it. Lots of practical advice based on personal experience, presented in an way that holds your attention. My favorites were "Cruising in Serrafyn" and "The Self-Sufficient Sailor" http://landlpardey.com/ Other books I enjoyed: David Hays: "My Old Man and the Sea" (father and son sail around Cape Horn) Ann Davison" "My Ship is so Small" (first single-handed trans-Atlantic passage by a woman) Joshua Slocum: "Sailing Alone Around The World" (no description needed) Peter H23 "Raven"
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