Chris Doyle: 2009-2010 Sailors Guide to the Windward Islands: Martinique to Grenada
Our guide book to the islands. We've met Chris a few times on our travels.
Dick Drechsler: Manning Up In Alaska, An Astounding Tale of Overcoming Cancer, Sailing 2600 Miles to Alaska and Finding New Direction
Catalina 470 # 140. Some of his early adventures could have been Charlie's...learning to sail at summer camp...docking a large keelboat at a marina slip under sail after the engine failed...making friends and anchoring our at the lake...
Tony Horwitz: Blue Latitudes: Boldly Going Where Captain Cook Has Gone Before
A wonderful marina exchange find! (*****)
Trevor Corson: The Secret Life of Lobsters: How Fishermen and Scientists Are Unraveling the Mysteries of Our Favorite Crustacean (P.S.)
Seeing all the lobster trap buoys, seeing the lobster men at work generated a lot of questions. This is a WONDERFUL read, and I recommend for anybody who likes lobster! (*****)
Tom Neale: All in the Same Boat : Living Aboard and Cruising
Useful reference. (*****)
Chris Santella: Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die: Sailing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations
IV and Olivia gave us this for my birthday. We have already added two more to our bucket list...but it will be a long time until we are done. (*****)
Greg Mortenson: Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
I loved this non-fiction account of a mountaineer's ongoing goal to build elementary schools in remote area of Pakistan and Afghanistan. (*****)
Claiborne S. Young: Cruising Guide To Coastal North Carolina
Another great cruising guide from Claiborne Young. (*****)
April 2011
May 1 Cruise Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Turks and Caicos Islands, Bahamas
July 1 Georgia and points N in the USA - Carolinas, Chesapeake Bay, New England
September 15 Tulsa OK USA for a month
October 15 - Chesapeake Bay preparing for return to Caribbean
November 7 - depart Chesapeake Bay headed for Tortola, British Virgin Islands.
