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Captain David Kilmer has run boats of every stripe—from inland craft to bluewater cruisers—sailing to far-off exotic harbors and enchanted islands. His books read like a shared night watch on a warm tradewind night, with a steady, kind companion beside you who knows which way is north and how to get there, yet still delights in what awaits beyond the bow.

He writes about the sea the way Antoine de Saint-Exupéry wrote about the sky, with a truthful heart and a poet’s ear. Readers praise his “vivid and evocative storytelling,” say his work “immerses us in the joy of sailing and reconnects us with our spiritual selves,” and call it “witty, insightful, and most pleasurable.”

With his stories, you taste salt on the air, sense the helm coming ali ...more

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Average rating: 4.4 · 48 ratings · 8 reviews · 5 distinct works • Similar authors

	A Peril to Myself and Others: My quest to become a captain 4.28 avg rating — 29 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way of the Sailor 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Most Dangerous Curve it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Million Dollar Fish 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Way of the Captain: Habits of the Helm for Boats & Life it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Felt like I was right there I thoroughly enjoyed Island Dreams. The author has an extraordinary story to tell, and does so with wit and imagination. From the opening chapters, I felt like I was right there with him and his family, experiencing the wid ...more
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