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Gone to the sea
Stories from a sailing journalist
Herb McCormick has been a sailing journalist for more than 30 years, and “Gone to the Sea” is an anthology of some of his favorite stories (Paradise Cay, 2011, $16.95 paperback, 315 pages).
The Islands time forgot
55 islands, one amazing adventure
The oft-told story of a couple who pursues their dream of cruising exotic locales has another entry.
Marblehead's First Harbor - The Rich History of a Small Fishing Port
A New England port in its early days
“Marblehead’s First Harbor” is a love letter to a community by lobsterman Hugh Peabody Bishop and his sister, Brenda Bishop Booma — locals with a reverence for the past and the skill to entertainingly document the town that shaped their lives (The History Press, 2011, $23.99 paperback, 304 pages).
The proving ground
Tragedy in the Bass Strait
On Dec. 26, 1998, 115 sailboats set out on the annual race from Sydney to Hobart. It’s Australia’s most popular yacht race and a difficult 630 miles in good conditions.
Waterway Guide Atlantic ICW 2012
Cruising guides for the new year
The 2012 editions of Dozier’s Waterway Guides — Chesapeake Bay, Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway, Southern and Bahamas — provide mile-by-mile coverage from New Jersey to Texas, as well as the Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.
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