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Ed Abbey would be pleased... Aug 20, 2011
By Joel Denney
...even though Abbey was a park ranger in desert lands, while Boeschen and his dinner companions do their best to dodge authorities of all jurisdictions while scofflawing around SF Bay at night. I like his writing; I'm guessing he read a lot of Hemingway at some point.
A Lewinsky 7 is a serious wind. Aug 18, 2011
By San Anselmo Bill
It's hard not to chuckle with regularity when reading about the exploits of this ragged crew of very unprofessional risk takers. Although the evenings company of ever changing characters always come to have a good time; it is the Author's imagination embellishing what occures that brings a big smile. Integrating references to newsworthy topics such as how hard a Lewinsky blows is but the tit of the iceberg. I have been reading the volumes online and look forward to each new edition.
More than just a guide book Aug 17, 2011
By doug
The author manages to twist the facts (of weather and paddling conditions) and his personal reflections into what can best be described as sometimes fantastical tales. He manages to share his never mundane weekly paddles on San Francisco Bay with the reader using his unique prose. I have been following the stories on line and also have hard copies of later editions (including this one). The book is perfect reading to fill up periods of time where you only have time to read a couple pages.
 The Perfect Bathroom Read Aug 17, 2011
By Jacob Martin
I have hard copies of volumes 7 through 10 and they make a marvelous read any time you want to venture on the San Francisco and San Pablo Bays from Marin County. Year in, year out no matter the weather or who shows up the author ventures out in search of it's not clear what and still manages to find it. Philosophizing, paddling and eating not necessarily in that order on the ever changing waters of the San Francisco Bay and environs with an ever evolving cast of characters the author makes a weekly adventure in his kayak into a lesson that ranges from the mundane to the sublime--all by a camp fire with an improvised meal and dessert reported along with the sea conditions at the end of each night's entry. My favorite entries are those rare night's when no one else shows up and the author is alone with his thoughts and the thoughts of his storm paddle strapped to his foredeck and that paddle's scathing critique of the author's inadequacies. These autobiographical sketches are the perfect length for bathroom reading. Whether in hard copy or on the Kindle the prose is never constipated.
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