An artist's memoir of exploring the Atlantic Intracoastal and associated waterways under sail. Pen and ink text runs around and between hundreds of watercolor illustrations and chartlets.
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"...a vivid picture emerges of an experience many sailors of modest attainments have day-dreamed about." -- Messing About in Boats, January 15, 1999
"...in a class all its own...a glimpse of coastal cruising at its best...a treasure." -- Good Old Boat, September/October 1999
"Comparison with The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady is unavoidable. To paraphrase Shakespeare, 'all waterway life is here'." -- Flying Fish - Journal of the OCC, 1998
"It makes me want to turn out the light, leave the office, and head for the boat." -- Judith Powers, Editor-inChief & Publisher, Waterway Guide, May 28, 1998
"Narrow Waters is a gem, as if it had been created for me alone, for you alone." -- Zeilen, Dutch sailing monthly, August 2000
"The full color artwork is more than worth the price...and the story is a bonus." -- Latitudes & Attitudes, March/April 1999
"...in a class all its own...a glimpse of coastal cruising at its best...a treasure." -- Good Old Boat, September/October 1999
"Comparison with The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady is unavoidable. To paraphrase Shakespeare, 'all waterway life is here'." -- Flying Fish - Journal of the OCC, 1998
"It makes me want to turn out the light, leave the office, and head for the boat." -- Judith Powers, Editor-inChief & Publisher, Waterway Guide, May 28, 1998
"Narrow Waters is a gem, as if it had been created for me alone, for you alone." -- Zeilen, Dutch sailing monthly, August 2000
"The full color artwork is more than worth the price...and the story is a bonus." -- Latitudes & Attitudes, March/April 1999
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This lavish, illustrated adventure will make rich reading for boaters using, or planning to use, the Atlantic ICW, residents along the ICW, and armchair travelers everywhere.
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Experiencing Narrow Waters,
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This review is from: Narrow Waters: An Artist's Memoir of Sailing Waterways (Paperback)
This delightful book allows arm-chair sailors to experience the beauty and whimsy of traveling the narrow waters of the Intra Coastal Waterway while reminding any seasoned traveler of the joys you discovered underway. Ms. Carstarphen has captured the beauty of areas all along the way not only with her words but also with the wonderful art work on every page. If you have never anchored in a quiet cove and watched raccoons playing on the shore or sailed through a crowded harbor surrounded by towering ships and busy tugs this journal will take you there. A grand treat spiritually and visually!
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A Cozy Dream of a Sail,
This review is from: Narrow Waters: An Artist's Memoir of Sailing Waterways (Paperback)
Anyone who loves sailing and seeing new places and creatures will find this book a delight. Dee Carstarphen takes us along with her and her husband Stuart Hopkins on their 1200 mile sail in the Sea Wind along the Atlantic Intercoastal Waterway from Norfolk south to the Dry Tortugas. Dee is an accomplished watercolor artist who has earlier written and illustrated Maverick Sea Fare Maverick Sea Fare: A Caribbean Cook Book and The Conch Book. Her sketch log of this trip brings the entire route of a memorable cruise to life through whimsical drawings of shipboard scenes, marine flora and fauna, maps, the Sea Wind in heavy weather, sunsets etc. For those of us who will never be able to make this all-but-inaccessible journey ourselves, we thank Dee for taking us along with her on the sail. I loved it.
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Cruise the Inland Waterway,
By TAJ "Mystery Muddler" (Alameda, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Narrow Waters: An Artist's Memoir of Sailing Waterways (Paperback)
I just love this chronicle of the author's journey down the Inland Waterway. He embellishes his journal with handsome and informative drawings of wildlife, craft they see, and maps of creeks they explore. It's a true escape.
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