With the used boat market growing and becoming more complex, here is the new book that used boat buyers have been waiting for. John Kretschmer's Used Boat Notebook has been one of the most popular fe
Legendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous pa
Reprints 40 articles on used sailboats originally published in Sailing magazine. Arranged into three sections according to length, the reviews evaluate construction, common problems, above deck and
Learn what it takes to cross an ocean from a veteran sailorIn Sailing a Serious Ocean, author John Kretschmer uses his experiences and stories to show you what you will need to across an ocean or go
John Kretschmer is sailing's practical philosopher--as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally
"Wildly festooned with adventure, romance and outrageous character."--Miami Herald "A book of rollicking good humor and abundant common sense that any sailor will find hard to put down."--Brian Fagan
John Kretschmer is sailing’s practical philosopher – as much a doer as a thinker. And that is the overarching theme of this chronicle of a sailing life. Often amusing, sometimes poignant, occasionally
The adventure-laden tales of a sailboat delivery skipper, in his own words. Consistently captivating, John Kretschmer's stories are alternately funny and harrowing.Over the course of twenty years
“The tale of Carl Wake and the hurricane that was waiting for him goes straight to the heart of the greatest sea stories: they are not about man against the sea, but man against himself. John K
