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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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 chapter in Broken Seas: True Tales of Extraordinary Seafaring Adventures.

Great boating adventures dead ahead!

For many sailors, gulls are a long-time fascination -- and love. "A stunning tribute to the world's most recognizable bird." -- IPG.
A humorous waterfront guide to the ways and wiles of boaters. Funny stuff -- just for boaters.
True tales of extraordinary seafaring adventures. Now the winner of seven writing awards.
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.
Along the Shipwreck Coast by catamaran, the author retraces lost ships and finds sagas of heroic sea captains and brave mariners.
A gripping adventure of a small boat skipper on one of the world's most dangerous bodies of water
Fourth Edition. A best-selling pleasure boater's log book and record keeper just got bigger and better.
A ten-foot boat crosses the North Atlantic to a new world record. A classic nautical adventure!