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Worse Things Happen at Sea is the long awaited follow up to Jake Kavanagh's hugely popular Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper. This time turning his humorous eye to the scrapes people get intowhen let loose on open water, Jake has us chuckling, blushing andrecognising ourselves or fellow crew coming unstuck in the maritimemayhem he highlights with his witty pen and captures so admirably withhis hilarious illustrations. A great read for the armchair sailor - but you may decide that the armchair is the safest place to stay!'Had me laughing out loud on many occasions.'Motor Boats Monthly'A great read, and thoroughly recommended.'World Cruising Club Jake Kavanagh turns his humorous eye to the scrapes people get intowhen let loose on the open water, highlighted with hilarious drawings. Jake Kavanagh was born into a boating family and for many years livedby the Thames at Marlow. After a variety of jobs the River eventuallydrew him back; Jake joined the Thames Water Authority as a lock-keeper,working the locks around Windsor for many years. Jake, well known as aboating cartoonist and freelance boating writer,is also the author of Ups and Downs of a Lockkeeper, alsopublished by Adlard Coles Nautical. Long awaited follow up to Jake Kavanagh's Ups and Downs of aLockkeeper, an unfailingly popular bestseller since first publicationPacked with the author's well-loved cartoonsA hilarious look at all the things that can (and do!) go wrong at seaJake Kavanagh is one of the nautical world's most popular boating cartoonists and humoristsGreat stocking filler or bunkside read, whether afloat or on land