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Kretschmers voice is a little too impatient and doesnt show the levity and depth of understanding that you get out of flirting with mermaids. Kretschmer later immortalised the voyage from new york to san francisco in his book, cape horn to starboard. Dec, 20 cape horn to starboard is a riotous adventure, a love story, a tale of courage verging on recklessnessand an inspiration for any sailing enthusiast who dreams of sailing out past the far horizon. Cape horn is located at, on isla hornos in the hermite islands group, at the southern end of the tierra del fuego archipelago. This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this s. This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size. Jun 01, 1986 cape horn to starboard love kretschmers books on sailing this is an update about his 80s sailing adventure around the horn but with added info about the rebirth of the boat he and ty used for the sail gigi. Cape horn to starboard by john kretschmer free ebooks. Cape horn to starboard by john kretschmer goodreads. Cape horn to starboard by kretschmer, john the nautical mind. Cape horn to starboard is a riotous adventure, a love story, a tale of courage verging on recklessnessand an inspiration for any sailing enthusiast who dreams of sailing out past the far horizon. Kretschmer says he didn t have a lot of sailing experience at the time.
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