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Seaworthy: A Swordboat Captain Returns to the Sea Hardcover – June 1, 2010

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The bestselling author's sequel to The Hungry Ocean--a fast-paced account of her return to swordfishing

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.

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After a 10-year hiatus from blue-water fishing, Greenlaw (Hungry Ocean) went cautiously to sea, seeking a payday and perspective on her life. Thanks to The Perfect Storm phenomenon (both book and film), she was celebrated as America's only female swordfish boat captain. She was now also a mother and an author who relished a new challenge, traveling 1,000 miles from her Maine home with an eager crew of four guys—three of them experienced sailing buddies—looking for swordfish on the 63-foot, six-and-a-half–knot steel boat Seahawk on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. It was a 52-day trip—and a sensational misadventure. Nearly everything that could go wrong, did, including her arrest for illegally fishing in Canadian waters. Greenlaw chronicles it all—a busted engine, a malfunctioning ice machine, squirrelly technology—with an absorbing mix of nautical expertise and self-deprecation. After inspecting the Seahawk, Greenlaw calls it rough, but stable and capable. Then she writes, Although I was referring to the boat, I couldn't help thinking the same could be said of her captain. From mishaps to fish tales, Greenlaw keeps her narrative suspenseful. Between bad luck and self-doubt, she moves from experience to wisdom, guiding both crew and readers on a voyage of self-affirmation. (June)
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Fans of The Perfect Storm—book or movie—might remember Greenlaw as the captain of the Hannah Boden, sister ship to the ill-fated Andrea Gale (in the movie she was played by Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio). After the tragic events chronicled in Sebastian Junger’s best-seller, Greenlaw went into a kind of semiretirement, trading swordfishing for the slightly less risky lobster fishing. (She also wrote three popular books, including The Hungry Ocean, 1999.) Now, 10 years later, facing high debts and low income from her lobster traps, Greenlaw signs on for a season of swordfishing. She was expecting challenges, but she wasn’t expecting a dilapidated boat, a steep relearning curve, and a stint in a Canadian jail. This account of her return to the swordfish business tells a compelling story of the fishing life. Greenlaw is frank about her mental and physical limitations, but she finds inspiration in her rediscovery of her love of adventure. Readers of her previous books will snap this one up. --David Pitt

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking; 1st Edition (June 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 067002192X
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0670021925
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 15.2 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.75 x 1.25 x 8.5 inches

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Denise J. King

Great Read

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on July 23, 2022

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I’ve become addicted to Ms. Greenlaw’s books. She takes nonfiction and turns it into a page turner! I’ve read several of her books and have loved them all!

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W. Brewer

She shares the perils of a life at sea

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 9, 2018

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I have read several of Linda Greenlaw’s books concerning her life as a sea captain as well as living on a small island off the coast of Maine for a ten-year period. During her time in Maine, she trapped lobster for a living. I have always found it very fascinating, her tales of the seafaring life. She is able to tell a good story while at the same time balancing the use of terms used in this lifestyle by providing her readers with just enough detail so that they understand them.

There is one aspect of this story that I would like to mention though. I felt that the book was written using a lot of the Episodic writing style, which is a collection of vignettes or short scenes describing events that occurred. I think that in her prior books, she was very successful at filling the space between scenes with a story that continues from start to finish, embedding these events seamlessly. Certainly, lots of the book make it a very interesting read. Nevertheless, in between major events or tales within the story, there are sections that look back into her life and historical events in a somewhat detailed level. Sometimes I wanted to just skip ahead and get back to the good parts.

Please don’t misunderstand me and think that I did not enjoy the book, fore I did indeed. It is a good read and continues her life on the sea, with all of her passion, love, hate, rules (both written and un-written), regulations and the Ever-present dangers as well. I look forward to her next book.

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S. Walden

Another great book

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 7, 2010

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Another great swordfishing boat from Ms. Greenlaw> Finished it in 3 days, now I'm ready for the next one. Linda Greenlaw, I know where you went with Archie. Another book should be started. I personally have greatly enjoyed Ms. Greenlaw's writings since "The Hungry Ocean". Since reading Sebastian Jungr's "The Perfect Storm" I've been hooked on her writings. I envision Linda's volumes to be put in a collection, a bound volume or collection of fishing stories. I guess the fisherman in me keeps me always interested. Her writing style keeps one unable to put the book down for long. I cen't give much away about it. There are many people who would be intersted in this book. Whether a hard bound book, an audio volume, or a kindle version, please dont miss the chance. If your a fan of her writings, dont get behind by missing this. There are highs and lows, good weather, bad weather, good fidshing, bad fishing. Also she acknowledges clearly that no fishers are atheists, even if it takes a near death storm to elicit fishermen's prayers.
The Canadian Maritime Authoritires; Ripped her off. Check it out, you'll see.

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Bob Brunkow

Great journey to follow

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on June 29, 2021

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Linda puts you in the wheelhouse and makes you feel part of the crew . An excellent read and the fact I just read it again for the third time learn something new

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J. Scarff

Dreadful, self-indulgent "book" - awful sequel to "The Hungry Ocean"

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on November 11, 2011

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Let me start by saying that I thought Greenlaw's first book "The Hungry Ocean" was brilliant and I have given copies to several friends. I also enjoyed "The Lobster Chronicles" as a different but informative chronicle of life on a small island in Maine. Thus, I approached "Seaworthy" with positive expectations.

Greenlaw's strength is in describing the mechanics of swordfishing - how the boat works, finding the fishing grounds, setting and hauling the longline, etc, and those descriptions made "The Hungry Ocean" such a good read. There is some of that in "Seaworthy", but nothing much new. The reduced discussion of fishing mechanics makes this seem more like a lengthy magazine article that was stretched into a short book (ridiculous at $18 for the Kindle edition!), and suffers as a result.

What the book is filled with is Greenlaw's musings about whether she still has what it takes after a ten year absence from swordfishing. A legitimate question, but belabored over and over and over again ad nauseum. No one else cares about this as much as Greenlaw, who is consumed by a need to prove herself...to herself.

The result is a book about Greenlaw's neurosis, filling page after page with rationalizations, excuses, fears, bad psychological analysis, and machismo. Whereas in "The Hungry Ocean" Greenlaw comes across as a competent, incredibly hard-working captain, in "Seaworthy" she comes across as an emotional mess whose neuroses threaten the jobs and lives of her admirable crew. I was just wondering when the crew would mutiny, but they were too nice.

Sadly, one learns almost nothing about the remarkable swordfish from this book, other than that Greenlaw is at war with them, and is driven like Captain Ahab to kill as many as possible. More! More! There is no sense of respect for the prey like some hunters and fishers have, no discussion of their biology unrelated to how to catch them, and Greenlaw makes clear in her discussion of sharks that she has no reverence for animals in general.

However, my biggest problems with Greenlaw's account are her ramblings about responsibility and dealings with the crew. While praising her crew's hard work and loyalty, she defends her despotic role as captain. A good case can be made for clear authority on a small ship far at sea, but Greenlaw abuses this by repeatedly acting or failing to act in ways that threaten not only the crew's pay for the voyage but also their very lives. She makes it very clear that she is only at home as despot in her small world at sea, and when confronted by the rest of us -- governments, conservationists, Canadians, etc., her inalienable right to freedom is being wrongfully encroached. Heaven forbid she should apologize to her crew for her actions that have cost the crew - that would be un-captain like, so instead we get pages of rationalizations and comments that she is less of a jerk than some other swordfishing captains -- not an excuse.

Whereas after "The Hungry Ocean" I thought Greenlaw would be an interesting person to meet and talk to, after this book I only worry about what further risks and possible loss of life to crew she will cause in her endless quest to prove herself to herself.

The long emotional ramblings and amateur psychological rationalizations make for very different reading than "The Hungry Ocean", and at least for me, vastly less enjoyable.

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Paul Durwin

Told it like it was

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on January 3, 2015

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Somewhat biased, as I had met Linda personally once. I'm most impressed in the straightforward way she writes. Not the string of facts as in male authored adventure books, but provides a glimpse into her mind and heart. To read her books is to begin to really start to get to know her, not as author, but as friend. It's the stories she never had time to tell me as we sat on the dock in New Bedford all those years ago. I have also enjoyed her foray into the nautical related mysteries which I almost never read as a genre but have found hers hard to put down until the end. Hope there will be more coming soon.

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Linda Greenlaw

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on September 23, 2021

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Excellent book regarding how it is to fish on the ocean.

Reviewed in the United States 🇺🇸 on December 9, 2020

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Another one of her great books to read. She’s a great writer makes you not want to put it down .

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Norman

Good read

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on April 27, 2017

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Great read I enjoyed it very much, bought all her books.

graham

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United Kingdom 🇬🇧 on September 27, 2017

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great book

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Another great read

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on June 23, 2017

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Another great read from Linda Greenlaw. The book is well written and just a really nice flow throughout the entire book. No extra drama added which adds credibility to the author and book, it is very refreshing as compared to the over dramatized discovery channel shows.

Michael Leonard

Another winner for Captain Greenlaw.

Reviewed in Canada 🇨🇦 on January 21, 2018

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Linda Greenlaw's stories of her adventures on the sea are never boring, and this book was a compelling page turner. Not as exciting as The Hungry Ocean, but written just as well.

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