A Serious Ocean
You know it by the northern look of the shore,
by the salt-worried faces,
by an absence of trees, an abundance of lighthouses.
It's a serious ocean.
North Sea off Carnoustie by Anne Stevenson
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Tomorrow will have an island
by William Stafford
Tomorrow will have an island. Before night
I always find it. Then on to the next island.
These places hidden in the day separate
and come forward if you beckon.
But you have to know they are there before they exist.
Some time there will be a tomorrow without any island,
So far, I haven't let that happen, but after
I'm gone others may become faithless and careless.
Before them will tumble the wide unbroken sea,
and without any hope they will stare at the horizon.
So to you, Friend, I confide my secret:
to be a discoverer you hold close whatever
you find, and after a while you decide
what it is. Then, secure in where you have been,
you turn to the open sea and let go.
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John Kretschmer
Curriculum Vitae
CAPTAIN
2011-1981 - USCG Licensed Captain, Certificate #865630, 50 ton Master, Auxiliary Sailing and Celestial Navigation Endorsements
2011-1982 - World-wide Yacht Deliveries. 250,000 documented offshore miles, 20 transatlantic passages, and 2 transpacific passages
2011-1999 - John Kretschmer Sailing Offshore Training Passages and Expeditions. Worldwide sailing voyages, from Newfoundland to Turkey, from Trinidad to Panama, 100,000 miles and counting
2008 - Captain, Around the World Sail/Charter Expedition
1994 - Captain, In the Wake of the Maya Expedition
1992 - Captain, Columbus Landfall Expedition
1986/87 - Captain, In the Wake of Sinbad Expedition
1983/84 - Captain, Cape Horn Clipper Ship Expedition
DIRECTOR
2011-1999 - John Kretschmer Sailing. Offshore Training Passages,
expeditions, adventure and cultural travel programs
2011-2002 - John Kretschmer Sailing Workshops, Boat Buyers, Celestial
Navigation, Natural Navigation, Offshore Passage Making
2011-1996 - Boat Show Presenter. Various Topics including, Blue
Water Boats, Force 10 Storm Strategies, At the Mercy of the Sea
1998 - Director, Maya Dugout Canoe Project, Colby College, Austin College
1996 - Director, Guest Lecturer/Professor, Austin College Sailing Program
1993 - Director, Fortuna Expeditions, Archaeological Sailing Charters
1992 - Director, CYC Celestial Navigation Workshops
1981-1984 - Director, Head Instructor, The Navigation School
AUTHOR
Books:
2012 - to be published, "A Serious Ocean, Sailboats, Storms, Stories:
Lessons From 30 Years at Sea," McGraw Hill
2010 - "Cape Horn To Starboard," Re-published, Burford Books
2008 - "At The Mercy Of The Sea," McGraw Hill, Paperback Edition
2007 - "At The Mercy Of The Sea," McGraw-Hill, Hardcover Edition
2007 - "The Best Used Boat Notebook," Sheridan House
2003 - "Flirting With Mermaids," Sheridan House, Paperback Edition
2002 - "The Used Boat Notebook," Sheridan House
2001 - "Celebrity Summit," Onboard Media
1999 - "Flirting With Mermaids," Sheridan House, Hardcover Edition
1988 - "Practical Celestial Navigation," - Chapman
1986 - "Cape Horn to Starboard," International Marine/McGraw Hill
Articles:
2011-1982 - Free-lance Writer, more than 350 articles, features,
reviews, etc., published in a wide variety of periodicals including:
Smithsonian, Outdoor Life, Saltwater Sportsman, Newsday, Islands,
European Travel and Life, Metropolitan Detroit, Southern Boating,
Cruising World, Blue Water Sailing, Ocean Navigator, Sail, Sailing,
Good Old Boat, Sky, and numerous others.
2011-1988 - Contributing Editor, Columnist, Sailing Magazine
2007-2000 - Columnist, Contributor, Miami Herald
2006 -1995 - Contributing Writer, Onboard Media
2006 - 2005 - Columnist Sailjazz.com
2003-1998 - Columnist Sailnet.com
LECTURES/APPEARANCES/ENDORSEMENTS
Recent Lecture Presentations:
2011 - Royal Southampton Yacht Club, Southampton England, Royal Cork YC, Crosshaven Ireland, Royal Nova Scotia Yacht Squadron, Halifax NS, Canada
2010 - Chicago Yacht Club, St. Joseph River Yacht Club, Hillsboro Inlet Sailing Club
2009 - Annapolis Yacht Club, Boston Yacht Club, Coconut Grove Sail Club, South Shore Yacht Club
2011-1984 - More than 100 presentations to diverse audiences ranging
from the NY Yacht Club to the Institute for Maya Studies to the
National Shake-a-Leg Foundation
2007/2008 - National Book Tour for "At The Mercy of The Sea."
Television and Radio Appearances:
2011-1984 - More than 35 television and radio appearances on national and local programs, including: CBS Morning News, WNBC, BBC, NPR and PBS.
I have appeared in commercial advertising, both print and broadcast media for: Forespar Inc., Harken, Latitudes and Attitudes TV, Rescue Tape, I have received sponsorship from: Selden, Flex-o-fold, Super Sailmakers, Switlik, Spring Cove Marina, Sailing Magazine, Walker Bay, Hylas Yachts, and others.
PERSONAL
Areas of Expertise: Sailing, Navigation, Adventure Travel, Rules of the Road/Expert Witness, Nautical History, Nautical Literature, and Photography
Education: Michigan State University
Age: 53 • Health: Excellent
John Kretschmer
1300 SW 18th Ave.
Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312
yayablues@aol.com • yayablues.com • jrkretschmer@gmail.com
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