Novedades

This book narrates a 16-day cruise aboard the Island Princess, traversing the Panama Canal from San Francisco to Fort Lauderdale. The author meticulously details the ship's luxurious amenities and services, focusing on personal experience. The journey includes full transit through the Panama Canal's historic locks and exploration of five diverse port cities: Puerto Vallarta (Mexico), Puerto Quetzal (Guatemala), Puntarenas (Costa Rica), Fuerte Amador (Panama, for Panama City), and Cartagena (Colombia). Each port visit provides opportunities for cultural immersion and unique adventures. A ...

Have you ever parachuted in the moonlight and juggled work with play? In 1995, Steve set himself the goal to sail across the North Atlantic. Saint Lucia and the Caribbean island chain were the prize. He had to master sailing in spring Scottish waters, keep up with his military training and undergraduate life. It was hard keeping a romance alive with so many distractions, like landing a gig as a swordsman in a Hollywood movie. There were other commitments—a jaunt to Pamplona in Spain, and a camp in the United States before he could join his crew. How will he get to the tropics and have ...

In 2007 the Windjammer Company, at one time the world’s largest sailing ship company, collapsed and millions in paid customer’s funds disappeared. Created by Mike Burke in 1947, the windjammer company, also known as ‘Burke’s Navy, was a rough recruit of mismatched sailors and once derelict sailing ships, all of whom Burke gave another chance. When he was asked to investigate the strange demise of the Windjammer Company back in 2009, the writer was immediately drawn into the world of corporate intrigue and sibling rivalry. In Capturing the Last American Pirates, the author has ...