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Sailing a Serious Ocean
- Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
- Narrated by: Sean Runnette
- Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
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Summary
After sailing 300,000 miles and weathering dozens of storms in all the world's oceans, John Kretschmer has plenty of stories and advice to share. John's offshore training passages sell out a year in advance, and his entertaining presentations are popular at boat shows and yacht clubs all over the English-speaking world. John's talent for storytelling enchants his audience as it soaks up the lessons he learned during his often challenging voyages. Now you can take a seat next to John - at a lesser cost - and get the knowledge you need to fulfill your own dream of blue-water adventure.
In Sailing a Serious Ocean, John tells you what to expect when sailing the oceans and shows how to sail safely across them. His tales of storm encounters and other examples of extreme seamanship will help you prepare for your journey and give you confidence to handle any situation - even heavy weather. Through his personal stories, John will guide you through the whole process of choosing the right boat, outfitting with the right gear, planning your route, navigating the ocean, and understanding the nuances of life at sea.
Our oceans are beautiful yet unpredictable - water that is at one moment a natural mirror for the glowing sun can turn into a foamy, raging wall of fury. John knows our oceans, and he is one of the best teachers of taming and enjoying them. Before you set off across the big blue, turn to John for his inspirational stories and hard-learned advice and discover the serious sailor in you.
PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.
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- Chad McGregor
- 01-07-23
Great book
Wonderful stories and lesions in life and sailing, well told and easy listening really enjoyed it lots
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- 11-08-20
** Brilliant **
Wonderful storytelling accompanied by a fantastic narrator. Kretschmer is a master mariner and relays his stories, reflections and practical insights with a gentle humility and moments of laugh out loud humour. Highly recommended, you won't be disappointed.
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- Anonymous User
- 18-07-22
Pleasant Narration
Contrary to what some reviewers are saying here, I found the narrator's voice very pleasant to listen to. Calm and mature, one could even say that it fits the subject matter very well. Also technically competent.
It's a matter of opinion, of course, as with everything...
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- Stevie_chambers
- 20-07-21
Really good mix
I must disagree with some other reviewers who criticised the orator — he was fine. He doesn’t distract from the story at all. It’s a great book. If you’re interested in sailing abs travel and human beings then you’ll like this book.
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- Rick
- 15-07-21
Great story, shame about the narrator
This is a great book with a mix of tips and sea stories. However whilst the sea stories themselves are vivid and gripping, the narrator has no real feeling in his voice. I just couldn't get properly into the stories with his lifeless rendition of them.
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- C
- 24-03-24
It’s another world
I love the writers ability to take me into a world, I know nothing about. His absolute passion and reverence for the sea and sailing shines through. It’s also a reminder to do what you love. Great book . Fabulous story telling.
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- sk
- 21-08-20
masterpiece
amazing book with an excellent narrator. will.ne loved by sailors and land lubbers alike. highly recommended
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- Walter A.
- 31-05-20
A Seriously great book.
The perfect balance of keeping the readers full attention with a mix of learning and fantastic recalls of many passages.
I wanted this book to go on and on brilliant thank you John.
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- Amazon Customer
- 04-06-22
a stunning blend of story and advice
what a book! gripping in every sense with sea stories to rival the greats and advice for the novice through to the seasoned mariner. the reading is fully fitting to the text and is warm and compelling. highly recommended to any who aspire to cross oceans or just want to read about someone who has.
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- william r
- 25-03-19
A must listen before a big crossing
Very informative well narrated book. Full of really useful information and insight from a very experienced skipper with an obvious passion for life. Would thoroughly recommend this to anyone considering a long ocean passage.
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