Blue Water, Green Skipper : A Memoir of Sailing Alone Across the Atlantic

by Woods, Stuart; Collins, Stephen

• ISBN13: 9780399161117
• ISBN10: 0399161112
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2012-08-02
• Publisher: Putnam Adult

Summary

Stuart Woods had never owned more than a dinghy before setting out on one of the world's most demanding sea voyages, navigating single-handedly across the Atlantic. How, at the age of thirty-seven, did this self-proclaimed novice go from small ponds to the big sea? Now with a new afterword that looks back at how one transatlantic race changed his life, Woods takes readers on a spectacular journey not just of traveling across the world, but of being tried in fire, learning by accepting challenges, appreciating the beauty of the open water, and living to tell about it.

Author Biography

STUART WOODS is the author of over forty-five novels, including the New York Times–bestselling Stone Barrington and Holly Barker series. He is a native of Georgia and began his writing career in the advertising industry. Chiefs, his debut in 1981, won the Edgar Award.  An avid sailor and pilot, Woods lives in New York City, Florida, and Maine.