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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
EAN num: 9780939837328
ISBN number: 0939837323
Label: Paradise Cay Publications
Manufacturer: Paradise Cay Publications
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 136
Printing Date: December 01, 1999
Publishing house: Paradise Cay Publications
Sale Popularity Level: 132651
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Anyone who has sailed small boats has surely experienced the romantic dream of crossing an ocean or even sailing around the world. But what was once fantasy is now reality. With a growing glut of good used boats on the market, its possible to sail around the world in a boat that costs less than a car.
In this fascinating book, well-known boating author John Vigour turns the spotlight on 20 seaworthy sailboats that are at home on the ocean. These are old fiberglass boats, mostly of traditional design and strong construction. All are small their sizes range from 20 feet to 32 feet overall but all have crossed oceans. Many have circumnavigated the world. And all are inexpensive.
There are many hundreds of small cruising boats sailing the seven seas at this moment. They explore everywhere, from the ice-bound shores of Antarctica to the high latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. Most, however, ply the tradewind routes where flying fish play. The water is warm, and coconut trees line calm lagoons bounded by beaches of pure white sand.
But choosing the right boat to cross an ocean or go around the world can be a confusing and exasperating experience, particularly if your budget is tight. Its well-nigh impossible to find objective comparisons.
Vigour sets out to remedy that in this book. He compares the designs and handling characteristics of 20 different boats whose prices on the secondhand market start at about $3,000. Interviews with experienced owners (featuring valuable tips about handling each boat in heavy weather) are interspersed with line drawings of hulls, sailplans, and accommodations. Vigour has unearthed the known weaknesses of each boat and explains how to deal with them. He rates their comparative seaworthiness, their speed, and the number of people they can carry in comfort.
If you have ever dreamed the dream, this is the book that will turn it into reality.
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Never having sailed before, never having even read the book, I stuck a copy in my back pocket, hopped in the very first of the review sailboats I could find, and sailed singlehanded across the Atlantic.
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I enjoyed the book and feel that it enables someone(like myself)who is taking the very first steps toward long distance cruising.to avoid errors on purchasing an appropriate boat.Written with definite affection for the
simple ,cruising sailboat without getting hung up on extraneous,expensive extras.
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I have been looking for a small seaworthy sailboat to single hand, if necessary. Discovering this book made my searching easier! Vigour gives a wonderfully thorough description of each of the 20 boats he reviews. He offers his opinion, the opinion of others, and gives both the positive and negative points of each boat from all perspectives. I found this book very informative, very accurate, and it introduced me to several wonderful boats I never new existed...of which I hope to be an owner of one in the near future!
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After spending years and years devouring sailing magazines and other information sources, I was trying to get serious on finding a cruising boat. Not being independently wealthy, I tried to find quality information on proven designs which were 'large enough' to cruise, but 'small enough' to afford.
John Vigor's book was a god-sent. It provided me with a starting point and the information on each boat which allowed me the necessary pre-selection for a more detailed search. As pointed out in other reviews, the reports from actual boat owners are invaluable.
.... by the way, I ended up purchasing a Westsail 32
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This book took hold of my imagination and such that I actually went out and got me a small boat that can take me anywhere! With any luck, perhaps I can eventually try a few of the other inspiring little boats Mr Vigour so painstakingly described in this little tome!
Really, this has become my favourite book - which I actually carry around with me; if I'm ever feeling down, I can just pull out the dog-eared little paperback and wistfully dream about Bristol Channel Cutters and Pearson Tritons and Folkboats and cetera!
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