Portrait of a Mad Delivery Skipper

Sailing With the Indefatigable Peter Haward

May 26, 2026

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This is the cover shot to Peter Haward’s 1990 book “The All Weather Yachtsman.”

Besides being a regular Loose Cannon contributor, the author is a longtime professor of Psychology and Communications. She landed in Vermont in 1987 after a decade of cruising under sail. This is an excerpt from her forthcoming book tentatively entitled “Jenny: A Night Sea Jo…

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Genevieve Jacobs

Genevieve Jacobs landed in Vermont in 1987 after a lifetime under sail. She is a long time professor of psychology, a mother and grandmother, and hopes you enjoy this excerpt from her current work in progress, “Jenny: A Night Sea Journey”.