Pratical jokes! I love'em and while these guys can't stick things in other boat's traps to fool around with, they still can fine a way to joke around. Man, Peter Brown appears to be a great guy and see why Linda Greenhow spoke so highly of him in her books.

Linda,s last name is Greenlaw

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Originally posted by north_star_1980:
Pratical jokes! I love'em and while these guys can't stick things in other boat's traps to fool around with, they still can fine a way to joke around. Man, Peter Brown appears to be a great guy and see why Linda Greenhow spoke so highly of him in her books.

Captain Peter Brown was also the skipper of another vessel, the Sea Fever. In November 1980,
the Sea Fever was almost lost at sea during a storm with 60 foot waves and hurricane-strength winds. Another vessel that was fishing at the same time, the Fair Wind, was lost at sea. My brother in law's best friend was the skipper of the Fair Wind. There was only one survivor.

If you enjoyed reading The Perfect Storm and you like Captain Brown, you may want to check out another book, "Fatal Forecast" by author Michael Tougias. It's about that November 1980 storm where the Fair Wind was lost and the Sea Fever barely survived. What's interesting about this story is the weather buoy that the fishermen in Georges Bank rely upon for accurate forecasting had been broken for several months, but no one bothered to tell the fishermen. Had they known about the weather, they never would have gone out and several good men may still be alive.

Can you imagine how Captain Brown's father Bob must have felt? He nearly lost his son in 1980 and then lost the Andrea Gail.

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Originally posted by seascupper:

If you enjoyed reading The Perfect Storm and you like Captain Brown, you may want to check out another book, "Fatal Forecast" by author Michael Tougias. It's about that November 1980 storm where the Fair Wind was lost and the Sea Fever barely survived. What's interesting about this story is the weather buoy that the fishermen in Georges Bank rely upon for accurate forecasting had been broken for several months, but no one bothered to tell the fishermen. Had they known about the weather, they never would have gone out and several good men may still be alive.

Can you imagine how Captain Brown's father Bob must have felt? He nearly lost his son in 1980 and then lost the Andrea Gail.

Yes, I am aware of that novel and I do want to read it, but I will wait until it comes out on paperback, a little cheeper, you know.