Voyaging Related Books
Boat
Docking : (Close Quarters Maneuvering 
for
Small Craft)
by Charles T. Low
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Paperback - 90 pages (September
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Reviewer: A reader from Edgewater, MD United States. The book delivers exactly what it advertises, boat docking fundamentals for small vessels. There is ample discussion for nearly every situation you might encounter. The author claims it makes a handy reference; it does. Understandable and concise. Can be used as a handy reference for a particular situation or read and digested entirely in an evening...
The
Cruising Life : A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager
by Jim Trefethen
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Hardcover - 256 pages (November 1998)
An opinionated, breezy book of wisdom telling how to find and buy a cruising boat, save enough money to quit your job and sail over the horizon, and successfully manage seamanship, finances, and the cruising life. Offers a five-year plan to go cruising, even for the reader who hasn't yet saved much money and doesn't yet own a boat. Trefethen shows why buying the boat is the last thing to do; saving money is the first. With its commonsense advice on living frugally, avoiding credit card debt, and saving with discipline, this book is, in its early chapters, as much about achieving an alternative, back-to-basics lifestyle as it is about sailing. Trefethen's message is that anyone who is willing to sacrifice a measure of comfort and security can achieve the freedom of the cruising life. Witty and insightful enough to carve fresh space on any bookshelf.
117
Days Adrift (World of Cruising)
by Maurice Bailey, Maralyn Bailey
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Paperback - 192 pages (May 1992)
The Bailey's is a fantastic human story of adaptation to totally alien conditions. It is a story of amazing courage, resolution and endurance. Essential reading for all who enjoy a gripping true story, 117 Days Adrift is an inspiring tale that has become one of the classics of the sea.
All
About Cruising: Prepare Yourself - Equip Your Boat - Plan Your Escape - Live Your Dream
by Walter E. Gleckler (Photographer), Sean J. Cahill (Illustrator), Walt Gleckler
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Paperback - 208 pages (January 1,
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This book is for all the people who yearn to escape society's web and follow their cruising dreams. It is written by a veteran voyager with generous contributions from his first mate, Anna. The author shows how to break free from shore and set your course for distant landfalls. He describes the adjustments necessary to live a cruising lifestyle. Anna discusses personal relationships and life aboard a small cruising boat.
Bareboat
Cruising
by Diana B. Jessie, Tom Cunliffe, Chuck Place (Photographer), Shimon-Craig Van Collie, Kim
Downing, Rob Eckhardt
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Paperback - 111 pages 1 edition
(February 1, 1996)
Offers pertinent information on docking, anchoring and basic navigation giving sailors the confidence to bareboat charter in destinations that were once only distant dreams.
Basic
Cruising
by Diana B. Jessie, Rob Eckhardt (Illustrator), Kim Downing (Illustrator)
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Paperback - 126 pages
Opens the door to an exciting new world by offering information essential for comfortable and enjoyable cruising.
Charles
Darwin : Voyaging : A Biography
by Janet Browne
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Paperback Reprint edition (April
1996)
Few lives of great men offer so much interest--and so many mysteries--as the life of Charles Darwin, the greatest figure of nineteenth-century science, whose ideas are still inspiring discoveries and controversies more than a hundred years after his death. Yet only now, with the publication of Voyaging, the first of two volumes that will constitute the definitive biography, do we have a truly vivid and comprehensive picture of Darwin as man and as scientist. Drawing upon much new material, supported by an unmatched acquaintance with both the intellectual setting and the voluminous sources, Janet Browne has at last been able to unravel the central enigma of Darwin's career: how did this amiable young gentleman, born into a prosperous provincial English family, grow into a thinker capable of challenging the most basic principles of religion and science? The dramatic story of Voyaging takes us from agonizing personal challenges to the exhilaration of discovery; we see a young, inquisitive Darwin gradually mature, shaping, refining, and finally setting forth the ideas that would at last fall upon the world like a thunderclap in The Origin of Species. Buy Now!
Choosing
for Cruising : How to Select and Equip the Perfect Cruising Yacht
by R. Bruce Roberts-Goodson, Bruce Roberts-Goodson
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Hardcover - 192 pages (February 1998)
As anyone who has sailed knows, not every sailing boat makes a good cruising boat. Designs and equipment that may be sufficient for sailing close to shore could fail with disastrous results when faced with the rigors of blue water voyaging. Bruce Roberts-Goodson, who has over 30 years experience designing cruising boats, will guide you through the maze of decisions to be made when choosing the perfect cruising boat for your own particular needs.
Cruising
101: Avoiding the Pitfalls of Paradise
by Kevin J. Donnelly
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Paperback - 192 pages (June 1997)
Cruising 101 serves as both a reality check and a teaser for those who have ever dreamed of charting their own course, pulling up anchor, and setting sail into the sunset. The authors take us through their experiences of preparing their 30-foot sloop, Free Fall, for a 16-month cruise along the west coast of Mexico. "Of the dozens of books we have read, only a few touch on what we now consider the most important piece of equipment a dreamer-turned-doer can take aboard, a positive and flexible attitude." The authors provide insights like this as they explore important considerations such as on-board relationships, options for budget cruisers, getting the vessel ready for departure, equipping the vessel, food provisioning, and cruising etiquette.
Cruising
in Seraffyn
by Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey (Contributor)
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Paperback - 192 pages Revised edition
(September 1992)
Cruising in Seraffyn is full of the sights, sounds, fragrances and native customs of foreign lands, especially Central America and the Caribbean. An engaging tale of a leisurely sail through the Gulf of Cortez and the Panama Canal to the Azores and England, it is also a carefully thought-out guide to living aboard a small boat, with fun and economy as the guiding principles. Four appendices provide data that is vital for anyone contemplating long distance cruising.
Cruising
With Children [ABRIDGED]
by Gwenda Cornell
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Paperback - 110 pages (April 1992)
An invaluable guide for sailing parents, whether they daysail or cruise for extended periods, with much practical advice from child health and safety to educating and amusing children out of school
Discovering
the Tidal Potomac -- A Cruising Guide and Boating Reference
by Rick Rhodes (Photographer), Rolland Duncan (Illustrator), Julie Wright (Editor)
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Paperback - 160 pages 1 edition (July
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This is the comprehensive boating guide for the Potomac River. Ten chapters geographically divide the river. The other five chapters discuss heritage, weather, navigation, boating skills and safety, leisure activities, and boating organizations and clubs along the river. The book contains 35 NOAA charts in full color, 87 marinas, more than 70 restaurants, 88 boat launch ramps, 52 gas and 24 diesel sites, 5 shore side sketches and 43 GPS waypoints. 400 years of Potomac River history is also woven into the book.
Dragged
Aboard : A Cruising Guide for the Reluctant Mate
by Don Casey, Don Almquist (Illustrator)
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Hardcover - 180 pages 1 Ed edition
(July 1998)
Here's the fantasy: lots of people dream of sailing the world without a care. And here's the reality: hesitant partners scuttle the vast majority of these reveries. Casey's genial primer, born out of the clash between his own sea legs and his wife's preference for land, is, essentially, a guide for sailing couples, but it addresses issues faced by anyone a little antsy about hoisting anchor. And with gentle, encouraging, and useful advice, it casts doubt off the end of the gangplank.
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Cruising: The Illustrated Essentials
by Zora Aiken, David Aiken (Contributor)
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Paperback - 212 pages (1996)
If you are a sail- or powerboat owner who wants a quick-reference, how-to guide to coastal and inland cruising, this practical and down-to-earth advice is for you. Longtime cruisers Zora and David Aiken outline and dissect every situation you are likely to encounter while taking day trips and doing coastal cruising. They cover everything you need to get started: Reading and understanding charts; Plotting a course; Anchoring and docking safely; Negotiating traffic; Watching the weather; Communicating with boats and shore; Avoiding hazards, and much more. The book presents the basics first, followed by hard-to-come-by nuggets of wisdom and invaluable hints and tips, making it simple to find answers quickly or obtain-depth information if needed. Tightly focused and utterly non-intimidating, this is the most practical and accessible guide for the vast majority of everyday cruising boaters.
Indigenous
Navigation and Voyaging in the Pacific
by Nicholas J. Goetzfridt
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How have Pacific Islanders voyaged across the vast ocean around them and navigated their
small crafts from one distant place to another for thousands of years? This reference
guide helps the reader to locate a wealth of research on this complex subject by
describing the significant literature on indigenous navigation and voyaging in the
Pacific. The bibliography covers journal articles and books written in several languages,
including English, German, Japanese, French, Spanish, and Dutch, pointing to materials of
recent and early origin. Indexes to authors, geographic areas, and to subjects provide the
reader with easy access to the entries
Ocean
Cruising on a Budget
by Anne Hammick (Illustrator), O. H. Robinson
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Paperback - 170 pages (July 1997)
How to buy a small but good boat secondhand and cheap, and fix it up. How to buy provisions at wholesale prices, and stretch them during the cruise, but still eat royally. Which gear and instruments are necessary or even helpful, and which are not. Ingenious ways to make do afloat
Safety
Preparations for Cruising
by Jeremy R. Hood
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Hardcover - 272 pages (April 1997)
Most sailors go to sea without prior knowledge of the cruising lifestyle and its demands. Jeremy R. Hood utilizes his years of personal experience to teach safety measures and prudent seamanship to would-be cruisers so they can set out on a vessel designed or altered with their well-being in mind, aware of potential risks, familiar with possible solutions, and possessing increased self-reliance with which to minimize or resolve problems.
Sensible
Cruising : The Thoreau Approach : A Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising
by Don Casey, Lew Hackler (Contributor), Bobby Basnight (Illustrator), Lewis R. Hackler
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I can't say enough nice things about this book. It doesn't pretend to be a comprehensive
guidebook on all aspects of cruising, but is rather an indepth examination of the true
essentials. Just about any topic you can think of is covered, with new and insightful
thoughts on what works and what doesn't, as well as how to make cruising less technical,
less expensive, less dependant on the chandlery and shore-side services in general. If you
want in your heart to set off without a radio, without an engine, without radar, Loran,
GPS, pressure showers or a microwave, and have been looking for very good reasons for
doing so, then this is your book. Not only are these ideas mentioned in detail, but you'll
see that lots of people sail a long way with very little fuss and expense, and have a
wonderful, safe, and fulfilling time doing it
Stargazer's
Diary: an Intimate Journal of the Cruising Lifestyle from California to Florida
by Shirlee Sasenbery
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"StarGazer's Diary is a look into the life of a cruiser. The author shares her joys, fears, and intimate moments with readers as she cruises Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Honduras, Guatemala and Belize, heading to Florida."
Still
Cruising- A Family Travels the World : Australia to Asia, Africa and America
by Liza Copeland
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Paperback - 28816 pages (May 1, 1996)
The copelands did what many of us can only dream of - one gloomy Canadian Winter they decided to pack up, rent out their home, buy a boat and go traveling. Liza, her husband Andy and their young children left their regular lifestyle to go sailing on their 40' boat 'Bagheera' for two years. They found their new life so exhilarating they stayed away for six years, completing a circumnavigation of the world and visiting 82 countries. STILL CRUISING is the sequel to the bestselling JUST CRUISING....
Through
the Spyglass : A Sailor Looks at Cruising & Tells What & Why
by Anne M. Hays
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Paperback (October 1995)
There are several ways to plumb the essence of boat cruising: go cruising, read about people who cruise, read books that tell you how to cruise. Anne M. Hays book, Through the Spyglass, gives the reader the intuitive insights that embody the spirit of cruising. This is the Zen of cruising; not an orderly list of things to do; not a progression of thought to prepare the prepare the boater, but rather the philosophy of cruising, the unexpressed desires and the most deep-seated search of pioneering minds. Some of cruising is euphoric ("The view we marveled at that evening -- sparkling water studded with rocky islands, mountains in the distance backlit by a rising full moon -- was indescribably beautiful..."); some of cruising is rough and life-threatening ("...we ate and drank little, hung on grimly, and wedged ourselves into our wet bunks to try to sleep when off-watch. No one aboard thought those three days were fun..."). At first the book appears to be disjointed, with real life experiences and fictional accounts scattered in a disparate and random telling, but when you finish you realize there is an awakening spirit, a middle journey under moonless nights when the single-handed sailor feels the spirit of the creator, and the closing of a (sailor's) life. Buy Now!
Cruising
for Cowards : Strategies, Boats and Equipment Preferred by Experienced Cruisers
by Liza Copeland, Andy Copeland, Harold Allanson (Illustrator)
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An A-Z of cruising information for both beginners and experts CRUISING FOR COWARDS covers every facet of the cruising lifestyle.
* How to choose the right boat for you and how to handle the purchase * Fitting out your boat for cruising. Equipment that works! * The joys and hazards of the cruising lifestyle * Safety, Medical, Financial and Communications information * Cruising with kids, with pets, guests and casual crew * Budgeting and Provisioning * How to live with your partner 24 hours a day! Buy Now!
