Tarissa's Reviews > The Chesapeake: Legends, Yarns & Barnacles:: A Collection of Short Stories from the pages of The Chesapeake, Book 2

A great collection of stories and articles originally published in the Maryland newspaper, The Chesapeake. Maritime enthusiasts and residents of the states of Maryland (and Florida) will take the most interest, as the stories feature these 2 states.

Ken Rossignol and his friend Larry Jarboe penned quite a few of the articles included in this volume of The Chesapeake, accompanied by many other reporters' pieces. Most of the articles have some sort of nautical interest, whether about boats in general, fishing, or maybe it's just about life in the Chesapeake Bay area. By the end of the book, I grew to acknowledge these writers as authorities on the subject at hand.

One of my favorites included in the book is "Serendipity Serenade", about a 25' boat that gets terrorized by a bull shark, and the guys on that boat live to tell the tale! [I seem to think there was a second shark tale in the mix, which I enjoyed too.] Another story I loved was the one in which the guy who has "several hobbies of long standing that require quietude" gets to have a unique experience on the bay, one still night.

NOTE: Personally, I didn't always like the bad mouths that some of these "seasoned sailors" have (but this may not affect all readers), and the stories are still enjoyable.

Overall? Good, intriguing adventures to read about!