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John Pierce Rousmaniere is an American writer and author of 30 historical. technical, and instructional books on sailing, yachting history, New York history, business history, and the histories of clubs, businesses, and other organizations.
John Rousmaniere is a historian and writer specializing in boating topics. His books include The Golden Pastime: A New History of Yachting and A Picture History of the America's Cup. Articles by John Rousmaniere
Mar 27, 2017 · John Rousmaniere is a titan of yachting journalism, having written hundreds of articles and several books on sailing and seamanship. He was an onboard reporter for both the 1972 Bermuda Race and the infamous 1979 Fastnet Race, races in which both fleets experienced extreme heavy weather.
John Pierce Rousmaniere. Louisville, KY / New York, NY. March 10, 1944. “After losing a close match, sailors tend to come back with a more radical design.” It is unclear whether it was John Rousmaniere’s (pronounced “room-an-ear”) good fortune or bad luck that he sailed in two of the most horrific storms of the past 50 years.
The author of 30 books about history and sailing including The Annapolis Book of Seamanship, Fastnet, Force 10 and A Berth To Bermuda, writer, editor and historian John Rousmaniere (pronounced “room-an-ear”) is one of the creators of safety at sea seminars.
After the Storm is John Rousmaniere's most ambitious work ever, the unique expression of a master storyteller and authority on seamanship who has survived storms...
John Rousmaniere: The first edition was 30 years ago, in 1983. It’s a very complicated book which took five years to put together. It continues to sell well, but needed updating. We had nothing on GPS or chart plotters; the safety parts have been updated a lot.
