It's finally out. The new novel that was inspired by the around-the-world sailboat dardevils that sail alone while racing each other. Action aplenty -- especially when things start going wrong. And on a sailboat, what doesn't?
BREE'S BLOG: In The Wake of the Fitzgerald
Where do books come from, Daddy?
September 11, 2014
Every now and then, people ask me where I get my ideas for my books. Mostly I write about things that actually happened that I know about. In the case of my first novel, Dead on the Wind, I had to take the great leap into the world of the imagination. However, I did have some real-world experience in events that actually happened. Check out the explanation in Dead on the Wind. It's a novel experience. (pardon). Read More
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New adventure book underway: Dead on the Wind
July 18, 2014
I am now working on a new novel called Dead on the Wind. It's a blast to imagineer a work of fiction, as opposed to writing a book of nonfiction, such as Wake of the Green Storm. More details to follow on this exciting new work.
Boat Log & Record Changes
April 20, 2013
The other day, I saw that a sailor who gets a new Boat Log & Record yearly wrote on Amazon.com that she objected to the binding on the 4th edition. I'm very sorry. We now have what is known as a Perfect Binding, which is what most books have. This replaces our Wire O Read More
Sailors Among Us
August 29, 2012
How nice to read a talented writer's look at one's own adventures-- and life. I'm referring to Heather Steinberger's article, Sailors Among Us, about me in the September 2012 issue of Sailing Magazine. It's a three-page article with color photos and talks about my adventures on Lake Superior, encounters with the Green Storm and the Read More
Hard-learned thoughts on boat repair
July 25, 2011
If you don't have time to do it right, then when are you going to have time to fix it?
Author's adventure on Island of Doom
February 21, 2011
Onboard Persistence, the author sailed past the Island of Doom and met a new adventure.
Escape from the Island of Doom won a third place editorial award in Boating Writers Interntional's 2010 writing contest. This article that appeared in the Spring Ensign magazine was excerpted from a chapter that originally appeared in my book, Wake of the Green Storm: A Survivor's Tale.
Thanks for a seafarer down under
January 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 Read More
We do appreciate you and the spirit of mariners Read More
Some concepts to remember about boatbuilding
December 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
---from the Dangerous Book for Boaters
Time and tide -- reconsidered
December 30, 2010
When it looks like everything is coming your way, maybe you're in the wrong lane.
--Dangerous Book for Boaters
--Dangerous Book for Boaters