Thread: What are You Reading?

Just read "With Reckless Abandon" memoirs of a boat obsessed life by Jim Sharp. A great read about the Windjammers sailing out of Camden Maine with a bunch of Jims other endeavors thrown in. It was amazing to read about the kind of work these boat owners put into maintaining / repairing these 100 year old ships. Imagine someone taking a 75 foot spruce tree 3 1/2' across the butt and whittling it down to a tapered mast 12" diameter at the top. Did I mention he has a bum leg from polio. I met the 83 year old author at the Windjammer Days in Camden, bought his book and chatted with him about his museum. Read the book in two nights, very hard to put it down

Now I need to find a copy of "Adventure: Queen of the Windjammers" a book about the 122' ship he sailed out of Camden for 25 years. What I wouldn't give to have sailed on her with 6000 square feet of sail pushing her to 14 knots.