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Cape Horn to Starboard

By: John Kretschmer
Narrated by: Tom Perkins
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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 passage, especially in a boat this size.

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I just love this author, his story is so eloquently written and he is authentic to a tee. Read it and learn, laugh, cry and worry but above all enjoy it.

Compelling humourous insightful

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Great read, gripping story. Pre gps and other fancy gizmos. second John Kretshmer book on audible. can't help but like the guy.

great sailing book

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Great narration as well. I’ll be looking Flirting for another book by JK, maybe “ flirting with mermaids”

Another great book from Uncle John

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John Kretschmer appears, from this tale of his early life to be a head strong adventurer, unable to "fit" any role he chose to "have a go at" to a successful conclusion, directed by gut feelings with little experience and mostly, on someone else's coin.
He epitomises the life of the last of the "free boomers".
This sounds critical of him, but its not intended to. This book seems honest in its telling of passions, ego, love and finding your unconventional way in this world. He speaks candidly of his errors of knowledge, judgement, lack of business prowess and passion to sail almost, by any means necessary.
Its not a tale to rival the likes of Joshua Slocum, Robin Lee Graham Robin Knox-Johnson or Kay Cottee as Kretschmer fails to fully capture the excitement of the main players - seas and weather against a small boat on a vast ocean. The author rather curses or laments every weather event as besmirching his idea of what the day should hold. Is this the American culture seeping through? Who knows.

Part early biography, part adventure story

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