Cap'n Fatty's latest book

   Cap'n Fatty and Carolyn, aboard their modest 38-foot sloop Wild Card, sail through pirate infested waters. There are numerous pictures. Of particular interest is their participation in the 27 boat 2010 MF convoy between Oman and Aden, Yemen.  Countries focused on include Malaysia, Thailand, the Maldives, Oman, Yemen, Sudan, and Egypt.
   "Normally," says Cap'n Fatty Goodlander, "our cruising life is idyllic. We're surrounded by good people in benign waters. But not always. There were numerous times during this trip when we were scared by either Somali pirates or the land sharks of Egypt. The Mideast isn't all fun and games. Normally, we sail to 'fun' destinations like the Caribbean or the South Pacific. Not this time. We sailed right through the Gulf of Aden as our short-distance VHF radios cackled with pirate attacks on nearby freighters..."

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Cruising World Yarns has 3 dozen of Cap'n Fatty's best sailing and cruising stories from the pages of Cruising World magazine. To buy a book, click here.

I’ve been writing for the magazine almost a decade now and suddenly realized how many great stories I had accumulated over the years. Carolyn and I printed them out and culled the best—and were startled to see we had more than enough for a book. So we figured—why not?

The entire book was created aboard our modest $3,000 38 foot sloop Wild Card during the second circumnavigation—all the writing, photography, graphics, etc were done either at sea or at anchor.

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If you want to buy a copy of the new, improved, illustrated Chasing the Horizon,  which appears below, click right here.  (Fast shipping is availible). 

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These are 50 of Cap'n Fatty's wildest, most
outrageous stories culled from almost two decades
of comic labor.

   It is difficult to believe some of them were written--but utterly astounding that All At Sea
originally published them. (What are they trying to do... corrupt all of Western Civilization?)
   The story titles say it all: The Agony of Dried Snot, Insuring Yourself Against Idiocy, Getting Off on Shoving Off, Appalling Apia Marina, Head Aches, and The Limitlessness of My Stupidity are just a few.
   If you like silly and irreverent--this is the collection for you!

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The new illustrated edition of the Collected Fat is available right here.

If you want to buy a print copy of Seadogs, Clowns and Gypsies, buy it direct from AmericanParadisePublishing.com or from Amazon.com.

All of my books are available for Kindle readers and are available through Amazon.com. Red Sea Run

Cruising World Yarns

All At Sea Yarns

Chasing the Horizon

The Collected Fat

Seadogs, Clowns, and Gypsies

 They will be available in the Apple iStore shortly. as soon as Carolyn scrubs the slime off the waterline and scrapes the barnacles off the dingy bottom. In the meantime, you can download the free Kindle app to your iPhone, iTouch, or iPad and read the Kindle version from Amazon.com.

Reviews of Chasing the Horizon:

Review By  Steven Macauley - For all the Captain Fatty fans out there, this is a must read. Great background on what makes him such a great character, a steadfast sailor and a hilarious writer. It's laugh-out-loud funny. And is highly recommended for every occasion except night-time reading while you wife is trying to sleep.

If you ever dreamed..., December 26, 1998 By  Ed&June Nelson <ejnelson@junction.net> The wife and I read all three books by Capt.Gary Goodlander,the last"the Collected Fat"was the best in her opinion.I have been in contact with Fatty and he is very real and he and his wife and daughter live a life of their own choosing.We have a 26' one off,fixed keel,sloop named the "Wild Card"she was named by the man who built her,well before 1989,we will never sail her again with out thinking of the Goodlander's.If you are a sailor or a dreamer this book was written just for you.

Wild, wacky, I couldn't stop laughing., September 5, 1999 By A Customer When it comes to capturing the most wonderful adventures imaginable afloat, this author is by far the most captivating. It's kind of like Angela's Ashes set on a boat floating down the Mississippi river. The family is so far out! I especially like his sister & it seemed so nice of him to include some of her own writing in the book. If you like cruising or living aboard boat stories. Don't miss this one!

Awesome Read, July 16, 2003 By A Customer Thought provoking, interesting, always fun. I thoroughly enjoyed this book.

side splitting humor, May 8, 2003 By  Brian d Lazarus Sea adventures do not get any funnier then this. I almost got thrown off the boat while cruising the Isle de saints because I laughed so hard at night. Fatty is indeed a real guy and his wife is a saint. It is one of those books you can pass around and reread 10 times. For a couple of bucks you can't go wrong, heck it is cheaper then a fuel filter.

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