Michael has spent 50 very gratifying years at sea, doing something he absolutely loves. From the first day at Warsash Nautical College where he presented himself as a callow, fresh faced 16 year old, to today, 50 years on, a white haired old salt, he hasn’t regretted a moment nor ever wished he was doing anything else.
After 50 years at sea a sailor gets to see a thing or two, and some true stories are too funny not to share.So Mike has gathered together into a series of ebooks, all the hilarious true stories and amusing nautical stories that occurred either to him, around him or were related to him during his career. Understandably, the majority of salty yarns have survived verbally, and with sailors of his generation “weighing anchor and departing for celestial seas", the stories are in danger of fading from the collective memory. Hence this collection of very funny short stories.
The first four E-Books in a planned series of seafaring tales, and amusing nautical stories and anecdotes are available now.
These E-Books offer an amusing insight in to the life of a merchant seaman.
These funny short stories are from a time before occupational health and safety and political correctness made us all more serious. A time when loveable rogues were not considered potential security risks, and when a drunken sailor's mischief was seen for what it was through the eyes of a local judge with a sense of humor and a compassionate touch.
Both seafarers and landlubbers alike are sure to get a wry smile and a laugh
at the hijinks of likeable characters depicted in these true nautical stories.
E-BOOKS
Ancient Mariners
Over the Yardarm
Funny stories and tales of eccentric captains
and piratical bosuns whom Captain Mike has
met and sailed with in his 50 years at sea...
Download now just US$7.50
Hilarious tales of passengers, admirals and
priests who have peopled the voyages and
cruises with Captain Mike in his 50 year
career at sea...
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Knackered Sailors
Worse Things Happen at Sea
Wonderful anecdotes of Captain Mike's
crews, shipmates, officers, and sea staff with whom he has sailed in his lengthy
seafaring career...
Download now just US$7.50
Bumps and challenges Captain Mike has
faced in his 50 years in cargo and fridge
ships, bulk carriers, cruise and passenger
ships...
Download now just US$7.50
To celebrate the launch of
Captain Mike's collection of
funny stories and great seafaring
yarns, we want to offer you a special
price:
All Four E-Books For Just
US$22.00
PAPERBACK BOOK
Mike also co-authored the book
"Living in Clarity",
which is part of the
"Wake Up and Live
the Life You Love"
series, with self-help luminaries Tony Robbins, Dr. Wayne Dyer
and Alex Mandossian among others. Mike's chapter is entitled: "Cheer Up! Worse Things Happen
at Sea".
Publishers' Own Testimonials:
Bob: “Mike's chapter in the book has been famous
around the editorial offices since it first arrived. Technical editors printed out the text and carried it from office to office saying, "You've got to read this!"
His message helps put everything in perspective, and the designers (for whom everything is a tragic emergency, you know) still say, "Oh, well, worse things happen at sea," even though I suspect a few of them have never even seen a sea.”
Brian: "Mike's story was one of my favorites in
the Clarity book. He seemed to have a
good sense of humor (I found myself
laughing a few times reading it)."
Rita:
“If his life was half as enjoyable as his story,
I know he had a full life and made the most
of his time here. The stories he told were so
humorous, you couldn't help but be in a
better mood after reading them. The Clarity
book has greatly benefited from his
contribution to it.”
"Living in Clarity"
US$14.95plus p.& p
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Disclaimer:
Mike wishes it to be noted here that, apart from his Memoirs, these books are definitely not factual histories of these companies, nor meant to be in any way biographical about any of the personalities mentioned. In fact, in some of the stories, he doubts whether there is more than a grain of truth. However, these yarns have become part of the mythology of the various shipping companies and make jolly good reading.
