Bold Sea Stories: 21 Inspiring Adventures

"In Bold Sea Stories, award-winning journalist Marlin Bree writes about the legends and lore of the world's wickedest waters, from the North Atlantic to the South Pacific, as well as upon (and in the dark depths) of the world's biggest inland sea, Lake Superior. With a mariner's insight and delight, he tells 21 rousing true-life tales of notorious storms, shipwrecks, and doomed crews fighting incredible challenges and undergoing transformative inspirational beauty. The nautical nonfiction tales are told with a master mariner's insight and with an emphasis on a quick pace, full-bodied tales with dramatic narrative, strong characters and (usually) an inspired conclusion. Imagine sailing into a storm at sea in a 10-foot plywood boat while attempting to cross the Pacific Ocean? Or surviving 100 mile-per-hour winds alone in the open cockpit of a small sailboat as the storm of the century hits? Or the old man who launches his rickety, open boat to search for a lost friend as a horrific ice storm descends. In his home-built boat, the author has sailed in the wake of shipwrecks; on a dive boat, he was with shipwreck hunters to check out the sighting of a lost vessel, a "ghost ship." He has interviewed brave captains, waterfront people, divers, and maritime experts. Nautical terms are explained in a context so that even a non-boating enthusiast can understand the action and appreciate what's happening. The 21 stories are adventures full of heroic courage, inspired ingenuity and remarkable determination. They resonate in the mind and the heart---and live on viscerally"--