Seaworthy : A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea

English

ISBN: 0143119567

EAN: 9780143119562

Category: Transportation / Ships & Shipbuilding / General/History / Canada / General/Travel / Canada / Atlantic Provinces (NB, NF, NS, PE)/

Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated

Release Date: 01/05/2012

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: Americas only female swordfish boat captain returns with this long- awaited follow-up to the bestselling The Hungry Ocean. After the exploits recounted in The Perfect Stormand The Hungry Oceanthat made her a sensation, Linda Greenlaw took a ten- year hiatus from blue-water fishing. When an old friend offered her a captaincy on his swordboat, Greenlaw ditched her mounting bills and headed for the sea. Full of adventure and thought-provoking reflection, Seaworthyrecounts her return to the beautiful and deadly Grand Banks -from the nuances of reading weather and the complexities of longline fishing to the surprise of landing in jail for crossing into Canadian waters. The result is both a wild ride and a memorable look at one womans struggle to define her own limits.

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Seaworthy : A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea

Illustrated: No

Format: UK-B Format Paperback

Height: 0.7 inches

Width: 5.52 inches

Length: 8.13 inches

Weight: 7.55 oz

Pages: 256