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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Nice to have friends on Superior

February 15, 2010

I take pride in keeping my friends about me even if I no longer boat with them. Friends from a chance encounter on far-away island, or even a local harbor or marina, stay with me and share information and I count them as an honored part of my author's circle. A circle of friends is just great. Note on the Magazines page I got a nice note on my "The Last Battle of the Grampa Woo." This message is from Capt. Gerry Dawson, of the tugboat Glendada, from Thunder Bay, Ontario.

Great
boating
adventures
dead ahead

The Dangerous Book for Boaters
A humorous waterfront guide to the ways and wiles of boaters
Broken Seas
True tales of extraordinary seafaring adventures.
Wake of the Green Storm: A survivor's tale
Marlin Bree and his wooden boat survive "The storm of the Century's" 100 mph winds on Lake Superior. Now available on Amazon.com's Kindle. Only $7.96 including wireless delivery.
Call of the North Wind
Along the Shipwreck Coast by catamaran, the author retraces lost ships and finds sagas of heroic sea captains
In the Teeth of the Northeaster
A gripping adventure of a small boat skipper on one of the world's most dangerous bodies of water
Boat Log & Record
Third Edition. A best-selling pleasure boater's log book and record keeper
Alone Against the Atlantic
A ten-foot boat crosses the North Atlantic to a new world record. A classic nautical adventure!