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Title: Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear by John Vigor ISBN: 0-07-137616-X Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 21 March, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.5 (6 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Buy This Book
Comment: Even if you do not plan to sail shorthanded thousands of miles offshore it's a very good idea to understand in detail what makes your boat seaworthy in difficult circumstances and to make it so.
This book is a very thorough and very readable treatment of the subject of everything you need to know about a sailboat (except how to sail; that part is assumed). These sorts of things distinguish good sailors from the mass of recreational sailors and I, for one, have an ambition to become the former. If you do, too, then this is a great book to read several times.
The Black Box theory of why some people are lucky and others aren't relates to preparedness and if only once in your life you need it, then it's worth it to you and your companions to have taken the trouble.
Rating: 5
Summary: Good Advice
Comment: You can easily pick up three books on offshore sailing and get three separate opinions of what type of boat you need. A fast boat will get across the pond faster. A big boat adds stability and can carry lots of accessories like auxiliary generators and water makers. John's theory is that you should get a boat that can be handled well by a small crew and tough enough to handle any weather that you are likely to run into. Since his opinion parallels my own, I can only assume that he is obviously a sailing genius. This book is highly recommended for anyone contemplating a voyage over the horizon.
Rating: 3
Summary: Have some doubts
Comment: I'm not 100% sure of the value of the book, most of the concepts are well known and of little importance for my point of view. In some arguments it lacks of depht...
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Title: Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere by John Vigor ISBN: 0939837323 Publisher: Paradise Cay Publications Pub. Date: 01 December, 1999 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: The Complete Guide to Choosing a Cruising Sailboat by Roger Marshall ISBN: 0070419981 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 30 April, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Nigel Calder's Cruising Handbook: A Compendium for Coastal and Offshore Sailors by Nigel Calder ISBN: 0071350993 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 07 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Inspecting the Aging Sailboat by Don Casey ISBN: 0070133948 Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 1996 List Price(USD): $21.95 |
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Title: Desirable and Undesirable Characteristics of the Offshore Yachts by John Rousmaniere, Stephen L. Davis ISBN: 0393033112 Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company Pub. Date: May, 1987 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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