At the Fort Lauderdale (FL)International Boat Show, Marlin Bree takes a rest beside some of the boats featured at the world's biggest boat show.
Helmer Aakvik "The Old Man and the Inland Sea" survived an epic ice storm on Superior in his 17-foot open skiff.
The Edmund Fitzgerald sank in a storm of mystery on Nov. 10, 1975 with all hands and now rests in more than 500 feet of cold Lake Superior water.
Persistence is towed behind the 1992 Suzuki Sidekick. Here Loris and I are on are way to Grand Portage, MN, along Superior's north shore.I'll be sailing Superior's northernmost arc.
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Bree's Blog on Boatbuilding & Other StuffHard-learned thoughts on boat repairJuly 25, 2011
Author's adventure on Island of DoomFebruary 21, 2011 
Onboard Persistence, the author sailed past the Island of Doom and met a new adventure.
Thanks for a seafarer down underJanuary 25, 2011
A fellow solo sailor by the name of Ged -- he's to be praised. Thanks to him, we've gotten some new insights into sailors and seagulls -- and that'll be in the new book, Amazing Gulls: Acrobats of the Sky and the Sea. Thanks, Ged.
We do appreciate you and the spirit of mariners (more…) Some concepts to remember about boatbuildingDecember 30, 2010
A boat builder or boat repairer usually does two things in a hurry: making mistakes and then fixing them.
---from the Dangerous Book for Boaters Time and tide -- reconsideredDecember 30, 2010
When it looks like everything is coming your way, maybe you're in the wrong lane.
--Dangerous Book for Boaters The amazing world of boatbook readersDecember 24, 2010
You'd think that after being a metropolitan daily newspaperman in Minnesota for many years, that my hot spot for boating adventure book sales (Wake of the Green Storm, In the Teeth of the Northeaster, Call of the North Wind & Broken Seas)would be my own Minnesota area. But along comes Author Central sales from (more…)
Gulls are taking flightDecember 8, 2010
I'm at work on my new book, Amazing Gulls. Seagulls have long fascinated me and this is my new book about them and their exploits. According to IPG, the book is "A stunning tribute to the world's most recognizable bird." Lots of pix, too, some taken of gulls in storm (more…)
Whoo! Take a naughty glimpse of my "Dangerous" on Look Inside the BookNovember 24, 2010
Live dangerously! Even if it's not boating season where you are, you live again some of the foibles and fun of boating with my sassy Dangerous Book for Boaters. Take a peek at the excitement in Amazon.com's Look Inside the Book feature (flip the sample pages. Hey! The the humor book just went Kindle (and sells for only $3.96). And you guys look like you can afford $3.96.
Books? Holiday Presents?November 20, 2010
Which of my adventure books make the best presents for holiday gift giving? I am inclined to suggest, Broken Seas. This has a bunch of really good stories that appeal to a lot of people. (Click on Broken Seas in right hand column.
Awards -- 2 more awards!November 20, 2010
Broken Seas is my most award-winning book. It won a Bronze Award in the Best Feature category from the International Regional Magazine competion. It also was awarded a Bronze Award in the recent Minnesota Magazine and Publishing Competiton. Both awards are for the author's story in Lake Superior magazine, based on a (more…)
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