On Mon, 14 Feb 2005 14:29:35 -0500, Rodney Myrvaagnes
wrote:

A terrific book indeed, but nothing about sailing. He used a 15-ft
aluminum runabout.

True, but I was thinking more about his descriptions of the crowded
barge conditions, the erratic and sometimes very strong currents and
the facilities (or lack of them) for recreational boaters.

I got the impression that wind or lack of it would be the least of
one's worries.

R.