Description
| Product ID: | 9781408137130 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | IN |
| Title: | Practical Boat Owner's Sailing Around the UK and Ireland |
| Authors: | Author: Roger Oliver |
| Page Count: | 176 |
| Subjects: | Sailing / yachting, Sailing, Travel and holiday guides, Travel & holiday guides, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Ireland |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Based on a very successful series in Practical Boat Owner Magazine, this highly practical and inspirational book is the ideal companion for anyone considering a circumnavigation of the UK. This book, based on a highly successful series of articles in Practical Boat Owner magazine, is a detailed practical guide to sailing around the UK - all by means of day sails. RogerOliver, a passionate sailor, explains his in-depth passage planning,boat preparations, weather checks and log-keeping, as well as hischoice of routes, the detailed navigation, sail trim tips and on-passagemaintenance, all for the benefit of sailors who have a yen to follow inhis footsteps. Packed with a wealth of practical tips onseamanship, anchoring in high winds, coping with big seas,problem-solving, harnessing the tide, sailing short-handed and livingaboard for extended cruising, this book will be a godsend to the manythousands of sailors who enjoy coastal cruising and who will discover(as did Roger) that it is perfectly possible to cruise around the wholeof the UK in a series of day sails. With this book to hand, andinspired by Roger''s detailed route maps and spectacular photographs,anyone can experience the thrill and enjoyment of sailing around thebeautiful and varied UK coast from any starting point. |
| Imprint Name: | Adlard Coles Nautical |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2011-07-15 |
