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A splendid collection of seafarers' tales. "Choice Spirits", by W. W. Jacobs; "A Descent into the Maelström", by Edgar Allan Poe; "Pickled Herring", by W. W. Jacobs; "The Secret Sharer", by Joseph Conrad; "Mixed Relations", by W. W. Jacobs; "The Upper Berth", by F. Marion Crawford; "The Finest Story in the World", by Rudyard Kipling; and many more.

Pierre Loti born to a Protestant family, Loti's education began in his birthplace, Rochefort, Charente-Maritime. At age 17 he entered the naval school in Brest and studied at Le Borda. He gradually rose in his profession, attaining the rank of captain in 1906. In January 1910 he went on the reserve list. SAILORS' YARNS: Within the tropics, on a wondrous evening when the Southern trades were blowing with their balmiest softness, the corporeal portion of his being tired with a healthy muscular fatigue, gently lulled by the slumberous rhythmic motion of the ship.

Welcome to YARNS: Conversations With Cruisers. My name is James Frederick and I am currently solo-circumnavigating the world onboard my vintage sloop. I departed Los Angeles in 2021 and have sailed close to 9000 nm through the Hawaiian Islands, French Polynesia, American Samoa, Fiji and New Zealand. I realized I wanted to document other cruisers stories whom I met in far flung anchorages and busy ports. I set up my GoPro camera, hit record and we sit and have a conversation about their lives as cruising sailors. This series is available as both the native video format on my YouTube channel as ...