The Boat Who Wouldn't Float (Paperback)

from kardea

I just finished this one last night. I "sailed" along with Farley and his various companions along the coast of the Avalon and across the Southern shore of Newfoundland and finally onto Cape Breton and onto Montreal. I could really appreciate the humour in this book as I am originally from Ontari...

from AyRGH

Excellent experiential maritime muddled with deftly drawn comedy. Observant, wry. poignant, like everything of Mowat's read, does-not-disappoint. So thankful he chose to write and has kept it up for the duration. Merci, Mr. Mowat, for sharing your life with the world. Imagine how many you've touc...

from gypsysmom

If you don't laugh out loud at some point when you read this book, there is something wrong with you. This is a, supposedly, true tale of Farley Mowat's adventure with the boat Happy Adventure. Along the way, a ship-mate is acquired who becomes Clair Mowat, Farley's wife. Enjoy!

from nmele

I am a paddle-man, not a sail-er, but I enjoyed reading this memoir of Mowat's adventures in Newfoundland with local water men and various other sorts he encountered as he sailed, pumped and caulked away for several years.

from kardea

I just finished this one last night. I "sailed" along with Farley and his various companions along the coast of the Avalon and across the Southern shore of Newfoundland and finally onto Cape Breton and onto Montreal. I could really appreciate the humour in this book as I am originally from Ontari...