AlanJeans
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Hi, I have a slightly unusual request. I've written a wartime trilogy in which sailing plays a large part. I'm looking for one or more readers who would be willing to read the books and give me their opinion on them, specifically from the sailing perspective. The books are based mainly in Kiel, the home of German sailing, and include both racing and cruising in the years leading up to the war, but here is a long sea journey involved during the war, dodging minefields and the German navy. The catch is, the boat involved is a traditional wooden gaff-rigged ketch, and she's a cutter to boot. It would be great to have a reader with experience of a similar boat give me their opinion on it. The trilogy is called Der Sturmtaucher (The Shearwater), the name of the boat in question. It is the story of two German families with close ties, one a respected military family, the other a Jewish family who work for them. The books tell the story of how the Nazi party, the war, and the holocaust affected both families. They are long books, so it would suit an avid reader more than one who dips their toes in literary waters, but those beta readers who've read it already (all non-sailors) loved it.
Let me know if you are interested. It is only available in digital format, so a kindle, or iPad or similar is needed, although you could read it on a computer, using an app.
I sail a Maxi 84 on the west coast of Scotland and the Irish sea. I'm also 3rd Coxswain at my local RNLI station.
Any beta-reader's contribution would obviously be acknowledged when the book is published.
Thanks, Alan.
Let me know if you are interested. It is only available in digital format, so a kindle, or iPad or similar is needed, although you could read it on a computer, using an app.
I sail a Maxi 84 on the west coast of Scotland and the Irish sea. I'm also 3rd Coxswain at my local RNLI station.
Any beta-reader's contribution would obviously be acknowledged when the book is published.
Thanks, Alan.