John “Luke” Lucarell started Bluewater and river boating in November 1971, and over the years, he’s enjoyed plenty of adventures.

He shares the most exciting and entertaining ones in this book chronicling his trips, many of which included his good friends Kevin and Shawn.The three met while they worked on dinner boats cruising the St. Johns River from Sanford, Florida, during the 1980s.

In the spring of 1984, he joined several friends in chartering three Morgan sailboats to the Bahamas. Of the twelve people in his party, only four knew how to sail, and they were all in the same boat! With no experience, the intrepid eight had to figure out how to sail. What could possibly go wrong?

On a trip from Central America to Florida, he encountered everything from inclement weather to a pirate scare off of Honduras. Four skiffs approached the boat, and the captain had to make evasive maneuvers.