SEMINARS
At the Mercy of the Sea
| Date: | Dec 3, 2009 |
| Time: | 1:00 PM |
| Location: | Tent B |
| Details: | This talk describes my 2007 best selling book, At the Mercy of the Sea, the story of three sailors caught in a Caribbean Hurricane. While the story is riveting, and reveals an amazing act of heroism, it is also sad but powerfully instructive. This is a candid and honest discussion about how to handle sailboats in severe conditions. |
| Speaker: | John Kretschmer |
| Bio |  At age 24 John Kretschmer sailed the smallest boat to ever double Cape Horn to windward, a Contessa 32 named Gigi. As a delivery skipper, expedition leader, and offshore passage making instructor, Kretschmer has logged 275,000 deep sea miles and has never sailed less than 10,000 miles a year since 1983. Kretschmer’s challenging sailing agenda for 2010 and 2011 includes several offshore training passages, leading expeditions to Cape Horn, around Newfoundland, and across the N. Atlantic Ocean. Kretschmer is a contributing editor and columnist for Sailing Magazine in addition to writing six books including the ever-popular Flirting with Mermaid. His 2007 book, At the Mercy of the Sea, was critically acclaimed and was chosen by the Southern Bookseller's Association as one of the top 24 nonfiction books of 2007. His new book, Sailboats for a Serious Ocean, will be published in 2010. Cell: 954.205.5845 Email: john@yayablues.com |
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