27 Facts About Stuart Woods

Stuart Woods broadened his pastimes to include piloting and yachting, and maintained residences in several states.

Stuart Woods was born in Manchester, Georgia, and graduated in 1959 from the University of Georgia, with a Bachelor of Arts in sociology.

Towards the end of the 1960s, Stuart Woods emigrated to England and lived in Knightsbridge, London while continuing to work in advertising.

Stuart Woods moved into a converted barn on the grounds of Lough Cutra Castle near Gort, County Galway, and lived a near-solitary existence, except for spending two days a week in Dublin writing television commercials and print advertisements.

Stuart Woods joined Galway Bay Sailing Club, and learned to sail in one of the club's Mirrors.

Stuart Woods purchased a Mirror for himself and named it Fred, after his dog.

Unable to find a reliable person to form his crew, Stuart Woods recruited any passing teenager to join him.

Stuart Woods entered the week-long National Championships at Lough Derg, and finished 39th out of a fleet of 60.

Stuart Woods finished the event 29th out of 70 boats, and his crewmate and he were given a special prize for being the oldest and heaviest crew.

Stuart Woods ordered a Golden Shamrock-based yacht from Ron Holland, and worked with him on designing the interior suitable for single-handed racing and Woods' personal needs.

Stuart Woods gained more boating experience by sailing from Ireland to England as part of the crew on STY Creidne, a training ship purchased by the Irish government for the Irish Naval Service, Irish Mist II, Ron Holland's Golden Apple, and as many other yachts that would accept him, amassing 1200 miles of offshore experience.

Stuart Woods entered the August 1975 Multihull Offshore Cruising and Racing Association Azores Race and asked fellow Galway Bay Sailing Club member Commander Bill King to join him.

King returned to Ireland almost immediately, but Stuart Woods spent a month in Horta before sailing Golden Harp the 1300 miles back to Ireland single-handedly to meet the OSTAR's qualifying cruise requirement of a minimum of 500 miles.

Stuart Woods wrote an account of his OSTAR experience, and was introduced to Stanford Maritime, a London-based publishing house specializing in nautical books, by Ron Holland.

Stuart Woods persuaded his publishers to allow him to change the scope of the book, and spent the summer driving 12,000 miles around Great Britain and Ireland, writing a guidebook to country restaurants, inns, and hotels.

Stuart Woods visited over 150 establishments, and included 138 in the book; 91 establishments in England, 13 in Scotland, eight in Wales, and 26 in Ireland.

The story was inspired by a police chief's badge Stuart Woods had found in his grandmother's home.

Stuart Woods later stated it was a mistake to sell the book unfinished, as he could have gotten much more money had it been completed.

Stuart Woods contracted with Bantam Books to print the paperback edition.

The Chester newspaper reprinted coverage of Stuart Woods' visit to the city on the occasion of his death in 2022.

Stone, like Stuart Woods, was an experienced pilot and frequent references are made to his aircraft.

All of Stuart Woods' novels take place in the same universe, and characters frequently appear in other series.

Stuart Woods has published a memoir, a travel book, and 44 novels in a 37-year career, and had 29 consecutive The New York Times best sellers in hardback.

At one time in his literary output, Stuart Woods wrote two novels a year and subsequently increased that to three novels a year, at the request of his publishers.

Stuart Woods was a licensed, instrument-rated private pilot and bought a new Cessna Citation Mustang, his first jet airplane.

Stuart Woods was the launch customer of the Cessna Citation M2, taking delivery of the plane in December 2013.

Stuart Woods owned a Hinckley T38 R power boat and was a partner in an 85-foot antique motor yacht, Enticer, built in 1935 and fully restored.