“It is surprisingly refreshing that Robert Cross, a talented historian and writer, elected to help us better understand FDR through the greatest passions: sailing and the sea. A sailor who loves being on the water, I can easily see the connections Cross draws between the skills, temperament, and passions that make a person a great sailor and those same elements that make a person a great politician and world leader.”

“This delightful book adds a new dimension to our understanding of Franklin D. Roosevelt. As Robert F. Cross persuasively shows, FDR employed the skills of an expert navigator whether as a sailor on blue water or as a statesman leading the nation.”