Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea Hardcover - 2010
by Greenlaw, Linda
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- Title Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea
- Author Greenlaw, Linda
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 242
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Viking, New York
- Date 2010-06-01
- Illustrated Yes
- Bookseller's Inventory # BOS-F-05i-01444
- ISBN 9780670021925 / 067002192X
- Weight 0.84 lbs (0.38 kg)
- Dimensions 8.54 x 6.1 x 0.94 in (21.69 x 15.49 x 2.39 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Greenlaw, Linda, Swordfish fishing - Grand Banks of
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2009050233
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Summary
Linda Greenlaw hadn't been bluewater fishing for ten years- not since the events chronicled in the books The Perfect Storm and The Hungry Ocean-but when her lobster traps aren't paying off, her truck is on its last gasp, and the bills are piling up, she decides to take a friend up on his offer and captain a boat for a season of swordfishing. A decade older, and with family responsibilities, she's a different person heading out to sea, but any reluctance is quickly tempered by the magnetic lure of adventure. And the adventures begin almost immediately: The ship turns out to be rusty and ancient, and even with a crew of four Greenlaw is faced with technical challenges. There are the expected complexities of longline fishing and the nuances of reading the weather. Her greatest challenge, however, comes when the boat's lines inadvertently drift into Canadian waters and Greenlaw is thrown in jail.
Capturing the moment-by-moment details of her journey, Greenlaw tells a story about human nature and the nature around us, about learning what can be controlled and when to let fate step in. Seaworthy is a compelling narrative about a person setting her own terms and finding her true self between land and water.
