The Man Who Loved Schooners
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| Rating | : | 4.79 (590 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1888671270 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 170 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
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Mrs J K Verity said This is a great read. Starting with an amazing adventure and charting. This is a great read. Starting with an amazing adventure and charting the course of a adventurous life. You don't have to be a sailor to love Captain Lou's story of his father's incredible life and the amazing boats he sailed in the Caribbean over several decades. The. Michelle Browne said I gave this book to my son. GOLD BARS, Chartering your boat for Money Lucky is the man who raises up a son as well as Captain Boudreau. Both father and son are a credit to each other and Robert's portrait of his father, his love for the sea and the old time schooner captains blazing the courses . the man who loved schooners A wonderful book about an extraordinary man, Walter Boudreau.A last glimpse at the end of era of working schooners in the Atlantic and the early period of chartering in the Caribbean.Written by his son Lou who was his "first mate" and became an excellent writer.Peter
Robert Louis Boudreau grew up in the Caribbean, became an avid spear-fisherman as well as a successful big game fisherman. Swallowing the anchor in 1996, he returned to Canada where he devotes his time to writing. Through hurricanes, an attempted drug hijacking in the Bahamas, and a shipboard fire during a storm off the African coast, he has led the adventurer's life. He lives in Chester, Nova Scotia.
This account describes his adventures under sail, from a confrontation with a 65-foot rogue wave and a fight with drug pirates in the Bahamas to an eerie encounter with a tiger shark and the onslaught of a vicious hurricane.. From surviving torpedos in WWII to pioneering the Caribbean charter trade, this autobiography plots an exciting voyage across four decades of Boudreau's passion for sailing and schooners
Swallowing the anchor in 1996, he returned to Canada where he devotes his time to writing. He lives in Chester, Nova Scotia.. Through hurricanes, an attempted drug hijacking in the Bahamas, and a shipboard fire during a storm off the African coast, he has led the adventurer's life. About the AuthorRobert Louis Boudreau grew up in the Caribbean, became an avid spear-fisherman as well as a successful big game fisherman