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Fixing Positions: Trailer Sailing the West by Djos, Matts G. (2008) Paperback
This book will appeal to sailors who are interested in learning about some of the most attractive and challenging sailing venues in the American West. It notes how to reach such venues while providing historical, geological, cultural, and meteorological information as well as maps and photographs on each of these destinations.The first part describes the early years of the Djos as a trailer sailing family and the wonders and hard experience they gained on the water some 20 years ago.Four areas are Lake Powell, the Pacific Northwest and Canada, southern California, and Mexico. Each includes narratives on the author's cruising experience along with information that might be of interest and practical advice on visiting and sailing the area. The middle chapter of each section describes how a storm or challenging event was managed and the tactics employed.Each area also contains an abbreviated cruising guide or sidebar on matters of special interest to trailer sailors.The Appendix is comprised of four sections on trailer maintenance, driving techniques, small boat provisioning, and small boat safety.
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First published October 17, 2008
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About the author
Matts G. Djos
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Matts Djos was born in Seattle, Washington, the setting for much of the narrative. He married his wife, Jeanine (the template for Ginny), in 1959. Three years later, he graduated from the University of Washington with a secondary teaching certificate and a B.A. in English. He was awarded an M.A. in English from the University of Idaho in 1967 and a Ph.D. in English from Texas A&M University in 1975.
In the fall of 1975, after fourteen years as an English teacher in north Seattle, he accepted an invitation as an assistant professor of American Literature at what is now Colorado Mesa University. In 2006, after forty-five years as a scholar, writer, and teacher, he retired with honors as a professor of English, emeritus. Later that year, he and Jeanine moved to an alpine paradise in the high country of western Colorado.
Jeanine and Matts have three daughters and a bundle of grandchildren. They will be celebrated their fifty-fifth anniversary in 2014.
Matts has published extensively, both as a scholar and as a freelance writer. He has written more than fifty scholarly, contracted, and freelance articles during the past twenty years alone. His book, Writing Under the Influence: Alcoholism and the Alcoholic Perception from Hemingway to Berryman (Palgrave/MacMillan, 2010) is nationally regarded as something of a breakthrough in the study of the connection between creativity and addiction. It has been the cornerstone of a number of graduate courses and papers, both in the States and abroad and is available in almost every graduate library in both the States and UK .
His nautical books, Sailing Out of Retirement, Fixing Positions, and The Sacrament of Sail, have been singled out for special recognition and editorial praise among the major, international sailing magazines. His editors at Sail, Cruising World, Sailing, Natique, and 48 North have said they will be happy to provide recommendations.
The alcoholic references in Secrets are based on Matts’ professional knowledge of addiction and his personal experience. The novel is the first in a trilogy about love, addiction, and marriage in the second half of the Twentieth Century.
Matts continues to teach classes on writing from time to time and has been a presenter at numerous literary and writing forums and workshops.
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Matts Djos was born in Seattle, Washington, the setting for much of the narrative. He married his wife, Jeanine (the template for Ginny), in 1959. Three years later, he graduated from the University of Washington with a secondary teaching certificate and a B.A. in English. He was awarded an M.A. in English from the University of Idaho in 1967 and a Ph.D. in English from Texas A&M University in 1975.
In the fall of 1975, after fourteen years as an English teacher in north Seattle, he accepted an invitation as an assistant professor of American Literature at what is now Colorado Mesa University. In 2006, after forty-five years as a scholar, writer, and teacher, he retired with honors as a professor of English, emeritus. Later that year, he and Jeanine moved to an alpine paradise in the high country of western Colorado.
Jeanine and Matts have three daughters and a bundle of grandchildren. They will be celebrated their fifty-fifth anniversary in 2014.
Matts has published extensively, both as a scholar and as a freelance writer. He has written more than fifty scholarly, contracted, and freelance articles during the past twenty years alone. His book, Writing Under the Influence: Alcoholism and the Alcoholic Perception from Hemingway to Berryman (Palgrave/MacMillan, 2010) is nationally regarded as something of a breakthrough in the study of the connection between creativity and addiction. It has been the cornerstone of a number of graduate courses and papers, both in the States and abroad and is available in almost every graduate library in both the States and UK .
His nautical books, Sailing Out of Retirement, Fixing Positions, and The Sacrament of Sail, have been singled out for special recognition and editorial praise among the major, international sailing magazines. His editors at Sail, Cruising World, Sailing, Natique, and 48 North have said they will be happy to provide recommendations.
The alcoholic references in Secrets are based on Matts’ professional knowledge of addiction and his personal experience. The novel is the first in a trilogy about love, addiction, and marriage in the second half of the Twentieth Century.
Matts continues to teach classes on writing from time to time and has been a presenter at numerous literary and writing forums and workshops.
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