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Imbued with a sea captain s outlook on life and the optimistic attitudes found in overcoming obstaclesfrom battling childhood polio to preparing and maintaining a 100-year-old wooden schoonerthis autobiography regales the life of a leading windjammer captain and tugboat skipper. Packed with wonderful characters and salty adventuresfrom a mutinous cook to sailing through nor eastersthis inspirational life story takes readers from ports of call in Florida and the Bahamas to the foggy shores of Maine.

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9781928862123

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Told in a breezy, conversational tone . . . some three dozen boats and three marriages . . . adventures afloat and the characters he encountered from Maine's foggy coast to the Great Lakes and Europe. -- Soundings

Capt. Jim Sharp has penned a big-hearted, joyfully told tale of his 50 years aboard every kind of vessel along the coast of Maine. Maine Sunday Telegram

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Capt. Jim Sharp is a veteran seaman with more than 40 years of experience. His sailing articles have appeared in Maine Boats, Homes & Harbors, and Soundings. He is the recipient of the Caffery Antique and Classic Boats Award for his dedication to maritime preservation. He lives in Camden, Maine.

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