Ice Brothers by Sloan Wilson is the story of the Greenland Patrol during World War II. The hero is a young man from a privileged Boston family who volunteers for service in the United States Coast Guard. Because of his yachting background, he is given a commission and assigned as Executive Officer on the converted fishing trawler “Arluk” sent to the Arctic to send weather reports critical to the allied air campaign in Europe.

The Arluk is commanded by a bigoted old ice pilot who is a terminal alcoholic. The crew of the Arluk fights their small piece of the war, the dangers of the ice and boredom while trying to survive the ravings of their out of control commanding officer. This is one of my favorite books and this week’s addition to the Monster Reading List.

Click on the link above for access to “Ice Brothers.”

Dan

MonsterMaritime.com is pleased to point its readers to a well done website that chronicles a family’s voyage of discovery. They learned about the world, the ocean and each other. Read, The Cruise of the S/V Paticat.

This website documents the voyages of the catamaran Paticat which sailed the Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea, the Bahamas, and the East coast of the United States with two children and their parents. Click on the picture above to explore the website, see the the pictures and read the stories of this family’s journey.

Dan

This week I have added a category for sites pertaining to sea shanties and other songs of the sea. Click on the link above to go to that page in the Knowledgebase.

There is a new release of traditional sea songs and shanties by various modern artisits including Bono, Lou Reed and Richard Thompson. The 43 song, 2 CD set is called Rogue’s Gallery. You can find it by clicking on the link to the title above.