True
Stories of Travel and Adventure by Tor Pinney
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Tor's book, Ready
for Sea!
Thumper
- a boat, a girl, an
island and a very long Norther
Piaroa - visiting primitive
rainforest dwellers in the Venezuelan Amazon
Love in the Middle of the Ocean
- the song and the incredible story behind it
Almost Heaven - Broken down in Nitro,
West Virginia; rescued by angels
Shedding
Light On The Mountain - a tale of strange lights on a magic
mountain
Homeward
Bound - a perfect and introspective night at sea
Knockdown!
- a lone sailor faces death at sea
Son
of a Daughter of a Sailor - my grandfather's incredible sea
story
The
Voyage of the Sloop Eliza - misadventures aboard a ship of
fools
A
Home for Dracula - the story of La Rosa Española de Sevilla
Fire
at Sea - a dramatic rescue in the Bermuda Triangle
The
One Dollar Sailboat - it sold for $1, but I missed it by 2
minutes
The
Tornado - a very scary night in the Coconut Grove anchorage
The
Old Salt at the Boat Show - meeting the legendary Tristan
Jones
The
Arrogant Customs Officer - a confrontation in St. Lucia
Learning
the Do's and Donuts - how not to anchor a ketch
Bimini
or Bust - a neophyte sailor lucks out
Dinghy
Dangling - how and when not to tow your dinghy
A
Rock and a Hard Place - an adventure on mighty Mount Shasta
A
Time of Miracles - hangin' out with God
Glory
Days - an auto-history of some 1960’s garage bands
Landlubber's
Lament - a short poem; an admonition to do it while you can
plus...
A
note from Walt Whitman - song of a kindred spirit
An explanation from John Wayne -
She's more than a ship...
and
a song from Bob Dylan - Mr. Tambourine Man
Coming soon!...
Back Porch Landfall
- available here after it has appeared in Cruising World
magazine.
Swimming Pigs -
available here after it has appeared in SAIL magazine.
Isla Beata -
available here after it has appeared in SAIL magazine.
Engineless -
available here after it has appeared in SAIL magazine.
Tor's
Tip's - Sailing
techniques, cruising guides and other useful stuff
