Broken Seas: True Tales of Extraordinary Seafaring Adventures

Gary Jobson, world-class sailor and boating author
"When reading this book, you will feel like you['re] on board during some of the harshest calamities in recent history."

Herb McCormick, editor, Cruising World, boating editor, New York Times
"A remarkable collection of well-told tales."

Yvonne Hill, editor, The Ensign magazine
"Will leave you with spray on your face, wind in your hair and...itching to get out on the water."

Chuck Luttrell, author, Heavy Weather Boating Emergencies
"Details triumph and tragedy . . . even landlubbers will enjoy these amazing tales."

Capt. Thom Burns, editor, Northern Breezes magazine
"A pleasure to read. The seafaring adventures are well researched, the characters and their struggles come to life…"

Book Description
This anthology of seafaring sagas displays how sailors fight their way across vast waters, face unknown dangers, and find the courage to battle forces of nature with amazing fortitude. This collection includes the story of Mike Plant, America's greatest solo sailing racer, as he headed out to sea from New York harbor never to be seen again; the journey of one man on a wooden fishing skiff who faced an early sea ice storm to search desperately for a lost partner; the courageous adventure of Gerry Spiess aboard Yankee Girl, a 10-foot home-built plywood sloop, as he left Long Beach, California, to begin a bold voyage in the smallest craft ever to sail across the Pacific Ocean; and the tragic legend of the men aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald who found themselves in a deadly race against time as a terrible storm deepened. These powerfully retold stories will sweep readers into the world of high seas adventure and desperate survival of outstanding sailors aboard memorable boats.


About the Author
Marlin Bree is the coauthor of Alone Against the Atlantic and author of Wake of the Green Storm. He is the recipient of the 2004 Boating Writers International award for journalistic excellence. He writes for Cruising World, Ensign, Northern Breezes, and Small Boat Advisor and has a monthly column in River Skipper. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.



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This anthology of seafaring sagas displays how sailors fight their way across vast waters, face unknown dangers, and find the courage to battle forces of nature with amazing fortitude. This collection includes the story of Mike Plant, America's greatest solo sailing racer, as he headed out to sea from New York harbor never to be seen again; the journey of one man on a wooden fishing skiff who faced an early sea ice storm to search desperately for a lost partner; the courageous adventure of Gerry Spiess aboard Yankee Girl, a 10-foot home-built plywood sloop, as he left Long Beach, California, to begin a bold voyage in the smallest craft ever to sail across the Pacific Ocean; and the tragic legend of the men aboard the Edmund Fitzgerald who found themselves in a deadly race against time as a terrible storm deepened. These powerfully retold stories will sweep readers into the world of high seas adventure and desperate survival of outstanding sailors aboard memorable boats.


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