David John Marley

I had expected a memoir but instead the book is sectioned into topics and consists of quotes from skippers from the 1960s to present (which are usually credited to "anonymous" for obvious reasons). The chapters cover training, management, pranks, etc. For me, the most interesting chapter was "Guests Are The Worst", where skippers had stories about dealing with hecklers, angry passengers, mouthy children, and whole boats that didn't respond to the jokes.