How’s that for a headline?
John Jourdane figures he’s sailed over 300,000 miles, including 51 trips between the West Coast and Hawaii, 12 trans-Atlantic crossings, and three trips around the world. But that’s just the beginning of his story.
A couple of those around-the-world trips were as a navigator in the Whitbread series—and he was regarded as one of the best on the planet in that role. Roy Disney sailed with John on Pyewacket and said, “John Jourdane is an old friend, a wonderful sailor and navigator, but more importantly, a wonderful teller of tales of the sea, and of the slightly crazy individuals who find it to be a race track.”
Sounds like a book blurb, doesn’t it? It is. John’s written two books about his adventures and some other well-known friends offered blurbs too. Such as Peter Isler: “Jourdane has a storyteller’s knack for sharing tales of the sea with the rest of us.” Or John Rousmaniere: “A sailor with a remarkable history of colorful voyages, Jourdane knows how to tell wonderful stories of boats and sailors.” And here’s a little more from a Sailing World blog.
John Jourdane will offer some of those stories for our next monthly meeting. The meeting is Tuesday, November 12, beginning at 7pm (but arrive early for dinner). Monthly meetings are held at the Caddy Shack @ Rolling Hills Golf Course, 1415 North Mill Avenue, Tempe, AZ 85281-1205 (map) and both members and non-members are welcome to attend.
