On the Wind:
The Marine
Photographs of
Norman Fortier
By Calvin Siegal and Llewellyn Howland III
David R. Godine, 2008
Boston, MA
ISBN: 1-56792-334-8

Norman Fortier spent the better part of five decades beginning in 1947 capturing the majestic scenery of New England’s harbors, bays and offshore islands. His images depict every manner of craft plying these waters and have routinely appeared in maritime books, magazines and exhibitions. ...

The Yachting
Gourmet
By Mary Maskal
MEM Publications, 2007
St. Petersburg Beach, FL
theyachtinggourmet.com
ISBN: 978-0-9779321-2-2

Designed specifically for the casual cruiser, this paperback cookbook provides boat-friendly methods for preparing nearly 400 recipes. Author Mary Maskal, who hails from St. Petersburg, Florida, says The Yachting Gourmet is the result of spending too much time on boats wanting to eat more than bologna sandwiches. ...

Cochrane:
The Real Master
and Commander
By David Cordingly
Bloomsbury USA, 2007
New York, NY
ISBN: 1-58234-534-1

His life inspired some of the greatest seafaring tales ever told, but the exploits of those novels’ protagonists can’t compare to the real-life accounts of Thomas Cochrane. Nicknamed “the sea wolf” by Napolean, Cochrane was the face of the British Navy at a time when a nation’s power was determined by the strength of its fleet. ...

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