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The Mariner's Book of Days 2010

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The Mariner's Book of Days provides an excellent day calendar and is also loaded with interesting nautical facts, notes and trivia. I have enjoyed the The Mariner's Book of Days for 11 years and still find it a useful and fascinating calendar. I have used many of the hints and processes listed there during my sailing days, as well as learned quite a bit of interesting nautical history and tidbits. Anyone interested in boating or sailing should enjoy this calendar. I have even had people not interested in boating or sailing (my brother in law) enjoy its commentary. Finally, I usually give a copy of it to some of my close boating buddies and they have really appreciated it over the years.

So, it's another desk calender. But for those of us who would rather be afloat than in our corporate brigs, this one brings a bit of sea air to the room. My first one was given to me many years ago and was a delight. Since then, a copy for the next year was on my Christmas list and if disappointed, a search party was commenced.
Each page covers a week, with an historic event for each date but still enough room to schedule voyages and working parties, and even some minor trivia like birthdays and wedding anniversaries. The verso page is full of potpourri nautical; quotes from books and famous people, how-to advice, cooking, notable voyages and storms, delightful woodcuts. However, one must have self-discipline to enjoy it for the whole year. The temptation is to read it cover to cover when first received, producing trivia overload and dulling the experience of discovery when the real time comes. In fact, I have reread them looking for a forgotten fact and recently was able to identify a "Final Jeopardy" quote as from John Paul Jones, from a past issue. This is a great gift for your sailing friend, who might even invite you for a sail in return.

I've been using this daily/weekly desk calendar for over ten years. What an amazing collection of maritime facts and history. Peter Spectre must have a wealth of resources to keep coming up with new information year after year.

I've been a fan of the Mariner's Book of Days since it first came out and it just keeps getting better. This is the one nautical desk diary and calender I keep beside me on my desk at all times and I use it a lot. It is complete with Peter Spectre's outstanding job of collecting fascinating nautical tidbits, facts, historical thingees and miscellaneous observations as well as displays often enchanting old-time etchings and pen-and-ink maritime artwork. It keeps me connected with my boat and the boating world. -- Marlin Bree, author, Wake of the Green Storm, In the Teeth of the Northeaster, Broken Seas, and the Dangerous Book for Boaters.

Although not really a sailor, this calendar is a favorite of my husband's as he thoroughly enjoys reading it daily for the very interesting historical stories and information. We buy it every year and were very pleased to see it on Amazon for an excellent price. Thank you.

Like the Calendar of Wood Boats, I wouldn't have much of a year without the Mariner's Book of Days. Of course it is a useful day planner; room for notes, phases of the Moon and all that. But even better, the Book of Days is a short weekly dose of nautical literature with a daily snippet of nautical history. It is a pleasure to see the graceful, old style nautical drawings and read the words of watery wisdom. The Mariner's Book of Days can only help you stay afloat and entertained, keeping you from grounding too hard on the rough shoals of the daily schedule.