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H.E. Ross

he/him | Ross sails and writes | Calstock, United Kingdom

San Francisco sailor, H.E. Ross spent over two years living in Haiti as one of his five cultures on four island coverage for two magazines he published. Ross lived in the Caribbean 40 years documenting Black sailing cultures ending up starting two maritime organisations. He is presently writing of his time and experiences in the Caribbean. Ross lives in a small riverside village in Cornwall with his partner and their two children and two cats. His two adult children live and work in California.

Books

Selected work

Cover of Islands Chronicle

Islands Chronicle

1982

NonfictionLong ReadLiterary Journalism
Cover of Turks and Caicos Chronicle

Turks and Caicos Chronicle

1981

NonfictionLong ReadLiterary Journalism
Cover of Deben Tide

Deben Tide

2012

PoetrySpeculative
Cover of LOVE’S DANCE The Catboat of the Caymanes

LOVE’S DANCE The Catboat of the Caymanes

1998

NonfictionLong ReadHistorical
Cover of Living A Life of A Sailor; Navigating the Adventurer’s Fate; Anthology of African American Adventurers

Living A Life of A Sailor; Navigating the Adventurer’s Fate; Anthology of African American Adventurers

2022

NonfictionEssayAction/Adventure
Cover of The pioneers: Teddy Seymour & Bill Pinkney - Practical Boat Owner

The pioneers: Teddy Seymour & Bill Pinkney - Practical Boat Owner

2025

NonfictionEssayAction/Adventure

Projects

Community · 2025-present

Atlantic Creole Invisible Sailors Invisible Ships

This Site is to share our information on how we, as an ancestry contributed to thousands of years to moving about under sail on this Blue Planet.

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