"This is a good collection of essays about the sea and the life that can be found thereon, and the fun that can be had getting to that lifestyle."
- Latitudes & Attitudes (read the complete review)

" Hard to put down! Don't start reading Hard Aground at bedtime. I couldn't put this book down, and was up half the night reading and laughing"
- The Ensign, Official Magazine of United States Power Squadrons (read the complete review)

"I just read (and enjoyed) your book. Then I passed it on to Ted and Betty Brewer. They have BOTH read (and enjoyed) it. Ted was quoting from it before the weekend was over."
- Karen Larson, Good Old Boat Magazine (read the complete review)

"If there is a better nautical writer when it comes to relationships and family interactions on the water, we don't know who it is."
- Claiborne Young, Cruising Guide to North Carolina

"Eddie has an excellent ear for words and can be considered one of North Carolina's nautical and natural treasures."
- Dave Martin, contributing writer for Cruising World Magazine

"Thanks for your latest Hard Aground column, Eddie. Mel was wondering why I was laughing so early in the morning."
- Tom Neale, former editor/writer for Cruising World Magazine and Cruising Coast and Islands