Flirting with Mermaids

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Over 20 years of delivering yachts to far-flung quaysides, John Kretschmer has had innumerablle adventures, both humorous and threatening. Here he recounts the most memorable of them, froma Western Caribbean research voyage with a crew of eccentric Swedes to a north Atlantic crossing during which he discovers the existence of Force 13 winds. A pleasing armchair read from the safety of a chair ! All told with optimism, and a wry self-deprecating sense of humour. Pb. 224pp.