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About the Author

​Rip grew up on the water in Marion, Massachusetts and spent his summers sailing and boating in Buzzards Bay, The Elizabeth Islands, Cape Cod and Nantucket. Later in life he became a licensed Captain, operated the Cuttyhunk ferry, drove 100' high speed crew-boats in the oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico, ran large charter catamarans out of Key West for 6 years and a ferry in Boston Harbor. He has also raced in the Marion to Bermuda race several times, made over 20 offshore passages between New England, Bermuda  and the Caribbean, cruised the Mediterranean and parts of the South Pacific and spent a year living on a classic wooden sloop in Antigua. He draws on this extensive experience for both inspiration and vivid realism in this, his first novel.

​Converse currently lives in Sarasota, FL with his wife Louise and their two black labs Emma and Asher.

​In addition to his writing and boat deliveries he also makes exquisite, custom, sculpted, rocking chairs out of figured hardwoods that sell for $5,000 - $30,000. Forbes FYI magazine said, "The end result is a named, numbered and signed work of very comfortable art."  www.parkerconverse.com