Ocean Passages Mike Gemus 9780615959719 Books
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In this recollection of a life-time of ocean sailing, Mike Gemus describes his sailing roots racing on the Detroit River, the blinding obsession with sailing he acquired, and the several offshore ocean passages - including three Atlantic crossings - that followed. True stories all of them, Mike brings you aboard to see the storms, the ego-eccentric crew mates, the lunatic captains, and the wonderful folks and experiences that came along during these Ocean Passages. Written for the sailor and the non-sailor alike, Ocean Passages compares with the offshore sailing stories written by the great adventurers. Want to go yourself? Mike tells you how to do it, how NOT to do it, and what surprises to expect along the way.
Ocean Passages Mike Gemus 9780615959719 Books
I’m not a sailor, even though I was a BSA Sea Scout, a member of the Naval Reserve, and a Coast Guardsman for several years. Reading Mike Gemus’s book was mostly out of curiosity after reading several pages. His merging of technical details with narration of his adventures kept me reading.He describes seven voyages, three of them crossing the Atlantic Ocean, after succumbing to “the Sailor’s Dream.”
“The dream of sailing around the world: Oh, how sweet that would be! To quit work and live a life of leisure with no hassles, no deadlines, and no boss breathing down my neck—that’s what I want.”
Naturally, that’s not exactly how it all turned out. Owning a sailboat, or even crewing on someone else’s sailboat, is not “a life of leisure.” There are still hassles aplenty, anxiety-producing deadlines, and the demands of the boss—the boat—that require much from an ocean-going sailor. Sailing demands a lot of skill, both in the physical handling of the boat and in the psychological interactions with the other members of the crew.
Gemus began in the Great Lakes, and learned the skills of sailing, of controlling the sails and the relationship between the boat and the water and the wind. Ocean sailing is something else. And the Dream kept him going.
He kept notes and journals throughout his sailing adventures, and has compiled them into a gripping account of life at sea. His style is informal and conversational. Even the frequent dialogs recorded in the book are believable. The reader gradually comes to know the author as a person as well as a narrator. One follows his personal development, his psychological insights and even the growth of his philosophy. He matures over the course of 300 pages, finds himself and what he wants from life. Perhaps that’s what happens in any person who embarks seriously on a discipline of such life-challenging scope.
I happen to enjoy the technical details, and for the most part I was able to follow his description of equipment and the behavior of the various craft under extreme conditions. I had to look up a few nautical terms, and would have appreciated just a little more description or even an illustration of some of the many devices and components of sailing. But this is not intended to be a how-to-do-it manual. It is an eloquent report of one man’s experience in learning to be the best that he can be.
What held my interest the most throughout the book was his relating of the interpersonal relationships and interactions that he had with the other people he worked with. The kind of sailing boats he served on usually had very small crews, from two to five or six people, and often they were strangers to each other at the beginning of the voyages. Each one is dependent upon the others, at times for their very life—and conversely responsible for the safety of the others. Gemus comes to know this, and to grow accordingly.
“Ocean Passages” as a title works on multiple levels. The obvious story line of a man going to sea is only one. Maybe the more significant level is the personal, the life passages of the man who happens to go to sea. One finishes the story liking the guy. And enjoying the ride.
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Ocean Passages Mike Gemus 9780615959719 Books Reviews
Excellent read for the sailer or non sailer giving the reader a feel for what it's like sailing on the big ponds. This story was not only about sailing but about life and what the author learned on his voyages. It is well written and kept me interested all the way to the end.
A good read. A personal account of Mike's adventurers sailing / crewing vacations.
I really enjoyed the book, reading about the adventures, "fish stories" and various aspects of sailing that I was not familiar. I also enjoyed reading about the interaction with the other members of the crew. Very enjoyable reading!
This is a fascinating look at what goes on inside the mind of an offshore sailor. Setting out to sea for an extended time in a small craft is nothing to take lightly. And Mr. Gemus does offer the lighter side of his experiences, as well as the darker. Most interesting is a voyage repeated twice. Same boat, same captain, different experiences. Well, maybe not exactly. Check this book out while safely tucked in a quiet harbor!
This is an engaging story of the author's many ocean sailing crossings, either on his own boat, or as crew. At the same time it's the story of the relationships of strangers thrown together as crew mates, and the author's journey to self realization. There are many fascinating insights into what can happen on long ocean voyages, sailing situations and human problems. I'd never read anything like it, and I'm glad I did.
As a writer, photographer, and live aboard sailor, I became fully absorbed in Mike Gemus's book about crewing aboard several luxury yachts making ocean passages and offshore deliveries. But Mike is a great story teller, and the reader does not have to be a sailor to enjoy his tales. Mike does a great job of explaining the technical aspects of passage making, like weather prediction, provisioning, boat maintenance, and navigation. But more important, Mike depicts the realities and challenges of interpersonal relations among crew members and captain, often strangers to each other before the voyage, interacting in a small space under rigorous conditions for several weeks at a time. It becomes apparent to Mike and the reader that skills required for getting along and working with people with very different personalities are just as important as sailing skills. As the book progresses, the reader sees not only that Mike's personal growth has a favorable impact on captain and crew, but that it will impact the rest of his life as well.
I met the author while riding my bike in Palm Springs and over the course of several long rides discovered that he was a sailor and a writer, two areas that I have an interest in. After hearing some of his adventures as we rode, I knew I had to read the book, and I was not disappointed. Mike has a great eye for detail and a wonderful knack for telling a story. The idea that he would sign on to sail for several weeks with a captain and crew with whom he was not familiar indicates a confident and gregarious character, which he is. Each voyage that he describes in this book is totally different from the others so that the reader is exposed to new situations and details as you cross the oceans with him. This is not only a book about adventure but also self-discovery and reflection. A real treat!
I’m not a sailor, even though I was a BSA Sea Scout, a member of the Naval Reserve, and a Coast Guardsman for several years. Reading Mike Gemus’s book was mostly out of curiosity after reading several pages. His merging of technical details with narration of his adventures kept me reading.
He describes seven voyages, three of them crossing the Atlantic Ocean, after succumbing to “the Sailor’s Dream.”
“The dream of sailing around the world Oh, how sweet that would be! To quit work and live a life of leisure with no hassles, no deadlines, and no boss breathing down my neck—that’s what I want.”
Naturally, that’s not exactly how it all turned out. Owning a sailboat, or even crewing on someone else’s sailboat, is not “a life of leisure.” There are still hassles aplenty, anxiety-producing deadlines, and the demands of the boss—the boat—that require much from an ocean-going sailor. Sailing demands a lot of skill, both in the physical handling of the boat and in the psychological interactions with the other members of the crew.
Gemus began in the Great Lakes, and learned the skills of sailing, of controlling the sails and the relationship between the boat and the water and the wind. Ocean sailing is something else. And the Dream kept him going.
He kept notes and journals throughout his sailing adventures, and has compiled them into a gripping account of life at sea. His style is informal and conversational. Even the frequent dialogs recorded in the book are believable. The reader gradually comes to know the author as a person as well as a narrator. One follows his personal development, his psychological insights and even the growth of his philosophy. He matures over the course of 300 pages, finds himself and what he wants from life. Perhaps that’s what happens in any person who embarks seriously on a discipline of such life-challenging scope.
I happen to enjoy the technical details, and for the most part I was able to follow his description of equipment and the behavior of the various craft under extreme conditions. I had to look up a few nautical terms, and would have appreciated just a little more description or even an illustration of some of the many devices and components of sailing. But this is not intended to be a how-to-do-it manual. It is an eloquent report of one man’s experience in learning to be the best that he can be.
What held my interest the most throughout the book was his relating of the interpersonal relationships and interactions that he had with the other people he worked with. The kind of sailing boats he served on usually had very small crews, from two to five or six people, and often they were strangers to each other at the beginning of the voyages. Each one is dependent upon the others, at times for their very life—and conversely responsible for the safety of the others. Gemus comes to know this, and to grow accordingly.
“Ocean Passages” as a title works on multiple levels. The obvious story line of a man going to sea is only one. Maybe the more significant level is the personal, the life passages of the man who happens to go to sea. One finishes the story liking the guy. And enjoying the ride.
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