Full Description
This is an inspiring, irreverent, and spirited manifesto for senior sailors and would-be sailors. Nearly, one million recreational sailors are now over 60, and their numbers will soon swell with baby boomers. Yet, no sailing literature has addressed the needs, concerns, and dreams of senior sailors - until now! In "Call of the Ancient Mariner", 82-year-old Reese Palley proclaims that sailing is the natural sport for the old, the best way to lengthen and improve your life, and the perfect antidote to a society that conspires to narrow senior horizons. Having circled the globe on a small boat in his 60s and 70s, Palley assures older sailors that with the right preparation and gear, they can and should keep sailing long into their golden years. In his eloquent, engaging, and witty style, he: helps older sailors prepare for long voyages; gives practical advice on making boats safer and easier to operate; and shows why, far from endangering health, sailing improves health, and profiles a delightful variety of septua- and octogenerian sailors to underline the point.
Contents
IntroductionYetPortrait of an Ancient Mariner: David Clark; We Ain't Dead Yet; In Praise of Irresponsibility; A Debt to Coasting; Pacing; The Feel of Childhood; Get Thee in Harm's WayWhere and with WhomPortrait of an Ancient Mariner: Humphrey Barton and Mary Barton; Sailing Goals; Crew for an Old Skipper; A Bestiary for Old Sailors; The Old New BreedOutfitting the Ancient MarinerPortrait of an Ancient Mariner: Ted Brewer; Portrait of an Ancient Mariner: Fred Schwall; What to Sail; Outfitting; Anti-Furling; Anti-Stays; Anti-Through-Hulls; Anti-Unsnippable Safety Line; Backup Starter; Electronic Communications; Ancient Communications; Computer Hell; Breaks for Bad Backs; Portrait of an Ancient Mariner: Marv Creamer; No One to Speak for the Stars; Reductio NON Absurdum (or Less Is More)Health and WelfarePortrait of an Ancient Mariner: Ed Kane; Limits and Reserves; Move or Die; Did You Ever See a Fat Sailor?; The Most Dangerous Orifice: What Thou Shalt and Shalt Not Eat; Limber Up; Abs of Steel; A Whack on My Old Back; Toes and Feet; Made in the Shade; Pain and Comfort; A Killing Experience; Remembering; The Ultimate Antidepressant; Pumping BloodIdle ThoughtsPortrait of an Ancient Mariner: Bill Pinkney; Rummaging Life; Passing Time; Naked We Came; Wheedle, Haggle, and Mooch; Beat the System; The Let SyndromeThe Sailing Mariness, by Marilyn Reese PalleyPortrait of an Ancient Mariner: Elizabeth Pearce; Coming to Know Him; Marilyn Sails with Reese; Men Focus, Women Scan, by Reese PalleyCautionary TalesPortrait of an Ancient Mariner: Don Weiner; Portrait of an Ancient Mariner: Tristan Jones; Errors and Commandments; The Old Doctor from Dubuque, a Morality Tale; Prepare and Protect; So-Low Sailing; And in Defense of Foolishness; Against the Wind; Storm Management; EntrancePersonal ObservationsPortrait of an Ancient Mariner: Don Cohan; Old Sailors Get It Right; An Old Sailor's Luck; Now Hear This; This Old Man and the Moon; To Hell in a Handbasket; My Debt to UnlikelyNER(01): WOW
