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  • Sailing a Serious Ocean

  • Sailboats, Storms, Stories and Lessons Learned from 30 Years at Sea
  • By: John Kretschmer
  • Narrated by: Sean Runnette
  • Length: 10 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (90 ratings)

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Sailing a Serious Ocean

By: John Kretschmer
Narrated by: Sean Runnette
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Publisher's 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.

©2014 John Kretschmer (P)2019 Tantor

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exceptional writing

Informative, Emotional, Truthful and Sincere. A wonderful read. I am a novice sailer an will be considering sailing the world. The information i have gained has help me decide to do it

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Best sailing audiobook I have ever listened

JK’s ‘Sailing a Serious Ocean’ is hands down the best sailing audiobook I have ever listened to. A perfect balance between very useful sailing technicalities mixed with geniously written (almost poetic) ocean stories. These two combined with Sean Runnette’s narrating makes this a true masterpiece for anyone intending to sail extended passages. Will certainly be reading all of JK’s books and highly recommend this piece of art! Thank you - Alex Zimmermann

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A great story, you will be inspired for sure.

An awesome insight into the life of a great sailor. Great story telling, you will be there in the middle of the ocean.

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Great book very captivating from start to finish

this book has made my son and myself start sailing . I love the adventures but most of all John's extensive knowledge of the storms and seas. If I had a chance I would make my way over to one of his voyages

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Storys worth hearing

I listened to this while at work. It tells multiple different stories and is full of useful knowledge only gained from many years of experience and shear passion. Entertainment and informative.

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For armchair or accomplished sailors.

One can really enjoy this audio book
easily understood, if your a sailor or landlubber.

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Entertaining and educational

Whilst a bit hard to follow in parts if you're not yet a sailor (me), this book is beautifully narrated and enthralling,

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Super! -makes me crave more by the same author

Technical advice, and sooo well written. It’s entertaining and well narrated. I’ll buy the hard copy now!

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Decades of sailing wisdom taught through stories.

Amazing sailing wisdom shared in a well laid out format and twined within gripping stories.

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