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With Reckless Abandon: Memoirs of a Boat Obsessed Life

by Jim Sharp

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A boat-centered memoir shaped by life on the New England coast

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A boat-centered memoir shaped by life on the New England coast

Jim Sharp recounts a life built around boats, beginning with his recovery from childhood polio and extending to his years as captain of the schooner Adventure. The memoir brings together experiences afloat, confrontations with bureaucracy, and the creation of an unusual Maine restaurant, placing maritime work alongside the practical challenges of pursuing an independent life. With the Adventure’s status as a National Historic Landmark in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the book also offers a personal connection to a notable vessel in New England maritime history.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

  • Readers interested in schooners, windjammers, and maritime history
  • Memoir readers drawn to accounts of resilience and unconventional careers
  • Those curious about Maine and New England coastal life

Themes

Boating and seamanshipResilience after illnessMaritime historyBureaucracy and independenceMaine coastal life

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Book overview

Here is the inspiring story of a man who overcame childhood polio to live an adventure-filled life as captain of Maine's most famous windjammer, the schooner Adventure, now a National Historic Landmark in Gloucester, Massachusetts. Captain Jim shares his adventures afloat, his battles with bureaucracy, and even how he created one of Maine's most unusual restaurants.
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