Peter Haase
Walter Hansen begins his adult life in the vibrant city of Frankfurt, Germany, where he and his friends, in their poverty, pursue a bohemian life style. Walter's fortune changes dramatically upon his arrival in New York, where he ascends to a prominent  position. He meets Roswita Peschel, a model. Together they indulge in excesses of frivolity and promiscuity in the world of fashion, real estate and show business. Tragedy strikes while on vacation in the Caribbean. Was it an accident or murder? Walter's double life comes to light. He loses his position as vice president over doubts and suspicions.
Contact Peter Haase, Author at haasepeter@comcast.net He tells some of the hilarious events that took place in Ecuador, his home for five years, before moving to New York. 
A sailor since early childhood, Peter spins a surreal tale of misfortune at sea in Sailor’s Nightmare. He not only dreams up disaster stories of his boat life, but also shows his wild imagination and humor in Sea Raisins.While the episodes In the Sauna are the witty conversation of two friends, The Agent is written in the somber style of Franz Kafka. Confession of an Atheist as well as The Myth of Reincarnation, and others, declare the author’s views on religion and spirituality. AUTUMN LEAVES shows Peter Haase’s versatility in style and subject matters, from the sensitive to the absurd, from outrageously funny to dead serious. Peter Haase has always been fascinated with the ocean and with sailing. At the age of 57, he was at last able to fulfill his childhood dream. Early retirement from a major trading company in New  York allowed him to embark on a life on the sea. He had an opportunity to sail around the world in a 42-ft. ketch. However her owner gave up after a month of island hopping in the Caribbean. Peter was unwilling to return to New York."I am changing my lifestyle," he had announced to his co-workers when he retired. And that lifestyle was sailing! From April, 1985, to May, 1986, Haase sailed on several boats, grew his sealegs, and lerned to sail, work and live on ocean yachts. In Call of the Sea, he shares his experinces - the boats, the weather, the islands and the people he encountered. After 14 months on boats in various conditions, in good and bad weather,with an assortment of people and two shipwrecks, Haase realized he must have his own boat in order to pursue a life on the sea. He found and bought the perfect boat on which he lived and sailed for 11 years. His second book, Eleven Years Afloat, is an account of his adventures, based on the logbooks of his sailboat, TRITON 3. Haase lives in Stuart on the east coast of Florida, where he remains near the water that he loves.
Eleven Years Afloat Price: $18.95 Peter Haase has two passions since his early youth: sailing and writing. Growing up in the maritime city of Rostock on the Baltic Sea in northern Germany, sailing small boats was natural for the youngsters of that region. The fascination with the sea never left Peter, not during World War II, which largely destroyed his hometown, not in the aftermath of that war and not when he emigrated to South America in 1955. 
When at last he settled with his family in New York, Peter was able to fulfill his long neglected yearning for a boat. Starting with a tiny open sloop, sailing on the Hudson River, he gradually advanced to bigger boats.
Early retirement at age fifty-seven changed his life. He participated in several adventurous ocean voyages, preparing himself for a life at sea.
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