Bill Robinson (author)

Bill Robinson (author)

Infobox Writer
name = William Wheeler Robinson


caption =
birthdate = October 4, 1918
birthplace = Elizabeth, New Jersey, U.S.A.
deathdate = April 3, 2007
deathplace = Red Bank, New Jersey, U.S.A.
occupation = editor, writer
genre = Nautical, Reference, How To

Bill Robinson (October 4 1918 - April 3 2007) was an American sailor, author and editor well known in the national and international sailing communities for his 27 nautical books, speaking engagements, and contributions to nautical publications.

Born William Wheeler Robinson in Elizabeth, New Jersey, Bill attended Princeton University from 1935 to 1939, graduating with a degree in English. He received a commission in the United States Naval Reserve in 1941 and served as an officer until 1945. He commanded a 110 foot wooden Navy subchaser - hull number SC 743 - in the Pacific theater during World War II - serving honorably in troop and ship convoys and in the invasions of Arawe, New Britain and Hollandia. LTjg Robinson was awarded the Bronze Star (with gold star denoting a second award) for his command's performance under air attack. He was a sportswriter at the Newark Evening News (1947-1955) and then the Newark Star Ledger (1955-1957) following his return to civilian life. He developed a nationally syndicated boating column while at the Star Ledger.

Bill was an associate editor of "Yachting" magazine from 1957 to 1967 and executive editor from 1967 to 1978. He served as an editor-at-large for "Yachting" from 1978 to 1986, when the magazine was sold. He then served as an editor-at-large for the competing "Cruising World" magazine from 1987 to 1996.

Throughout his career and his retirement Bill traveled extensively as a writer, sailing cruiser and racer. He wrote sailing and nautical-themed books and contributed articles to numerous professional journals. He served as a speaker and featured guest on cruises and at sailing events worldwide. With his late wife, Jane Dimock Robinson (dec. 1997), he lived in Rumson, New Jersey from 1946 to 2002 and maintained a boat and winter residence in Tortola, British Virgin Islands throughout his retirement.

Bibliography

* "The Science of Sailing" (1960)
* "New Boat" (1961)
* "A Berth to Bermuda" (1961)
* "Where the Trade Winds Blow" (1963)
* "Expert Sailing" (1965)
* "Over the Horizon" (1966)
* "The World of Yachting" (1966)
* "Better Sailing for Boys and Girls" (1968)
* "The America's Cup Races" (1970)(with H.L. Stone)
* "Legendary Yachts" (1971, rev. 1978)
* "The Sailing Life" (1974)
* "Right Boat for You" (1974)
* "Great American Yacht Designers" (1974)
* "America's Sailing Book" (1976)
* "A Sailor's Tales" (1978)
* "Cruising, the Boats and the Places" (1981)
* "South to the Caribbean" (1981)
* "Where to Cruise" (1984)
* "Islands" (1985)
* "Caribbean Cruising Handbook" (1986)
* "80 Years of Yachting" (1987)
* "Cruising the Easy Way" (1990)
* "Best Sailing Spots Worldwide" (1991)
* "Destruction at Noonday" (1992)(historical fiction)
* "The Sailing Mystique" (1994)
* "A Winter in the Sun" (1995)


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