April 24, 2023 at 12:00 am
In The Boy Who Fell to Shore: The Extraordinary Life and Mysterious Disappearance of Thomas Thor Tangvald By Charles J. Doane, Lata Books, 2022, 298 pp, $19.95 May 2023 By Tim Murphy When I was a kid and circumnavigators were gods, Per (“Peter”) Tangvald was a Titan. He was theRead More
March 20, 2023 at 12:00 am
Spring 2023 The Compleat Cruiser – the Art, practice, and Enjoyment of Boating By L. Francis Herreshoff, published by Sheridan House, 1963. By Randy Randall Arthur Wiley was a farmer, an airplane pilot, a welder, an inventor, a mechanic and a teacher. He was also Gary’s father-in-law, and when GaryRead More
November 21, 2022 at 12:00 am
December 2022 By David Roper From the upcoming book, “The Ghosts of Gadus Island” August 11, 1967 – Morning, Day 1 A Remote Island Off the Coast of Maine A tall teenaged girl moves close to the cliff’s edge, looks out to sea, runs her hands through her long,Read More
August 22, 2022 at 12:00 am
September 2022 By Marilyn Pond Brigham Many of us are familiar with traditional, organized sailboat races – class boats, handicaps, courses set by Committee, rules and trophy cups presented at a classy club. The Race to Alaska (R2AK), which runs annually in June, covers 750 miles of open water fromRead More
July 25, 2022 at 12:00 am
August 2022 By Susan Cornell Hear Ye! The streets and rafters of historic downtown Essex, Connecticut, rang with sea chanteys as the first Connecticut Sea Music Festival presented concerts, workshops, a Symposium on the “Music of the Sea” and demonstrations of sailor skills. But fear not should you suffer from FOMO.Read More
July 25, 2022 at 12:00 am
August 2022 By David Roper This is a continuation from the July issue of an excerpt from Dave’s upcoming book “The Ghosts of Gadus Island” August 1985 Fog, Gadus Island After a breakfast of corned beef hash and eggs, Sophie climbed a couple steps on the ladder and poked herRead More
June 20, 2022 at 12:00 am
July 2022 By J. Albert Mann Far Away Islands of Paradise As told to the author LeCain W. Smith, by the Sea Cat Chowder, 2022; 176 pp., Windrose Productions. Written from the point of view of a cheerful and chirpy cat, “Far Away Islands” is the second book in aRead More
January 31, 2022 at 12:00 am
January/February 2022 “Can’t Sail in Jail: A Novel” by Greg Gilmartin Reviewed by J. Albert Mann An obvious truth, perhaps, but a truth nonetheless. You can’t sail in jail, which is unfortunately where most of Gilmartin’s characters belong. We are introduced to this tale’s docket of eccentrics, along with theirRead More