The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager - Hardcover

Trefethen, Jim

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0070653607 ISBN 13: 9780070653603

Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999

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HardCover. Pub Date: December 1998 Pages: 256 Publisher: McGraw-Hill The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager by Jim Trefethen The funniest drollest wisest book on the shelf for the would-be cruiser . Trefethen pulls no punches-he tells you just what will be involved if you and your family decide to let slip the surly bonds of earth and set sail. How to get ready. how to finance the voyage. how to live on your boat with maximum peace of mind and minimum hassle. and what equipment you do and don't need. (What you don't need may surprise you.) Contents: PrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1: So You Want to Go CruisingFantasy versus RealityEschew Delusion through EnlightenmentCruising MythologiesThe Boat Isn 't as Important as You Might ThinkChapter 2: Profiles of the Cruising CommunityLooking for ian LecurTypes of CruisersCommon Traits of Successfu...

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The Cruising Life: A Commonsense Guide for the Would-Be Voyager, Jim Trefethen. The funniest, drollest, wisest book on the shelf for the would-be cruiser. Trefethen pulls no punchesÑhe tells you just what will be involved if you and your family decide to "let slip the surly bonds of earth" and set sail. How to get ready, how to finance the voyage, how to live on your boat with maximum peace of mind and minimum hassle, and what equipment you do and don't need. (What you don't need may surprise you.)

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A few suggestions from the author: Practice the cruising life at home by living simply and frugally. The better you like it, the faster you'll save enough money to go. If you don't like it, don't go cruising. Old boats are better (and cheaper) than new ones. Buy a good old boat, and pay cash. If you borrow money, you'll never go cruising. The galley is far and away the most important part of any cruising boat. Plan your cruise as a search for something you don't have but need - adventure, independence, broad perspective, understanding, spirituality, compassion, and time shared with those who care about you the most are a few good ones. Those who cruise to escape are doomed to fail because troubles follow like shadows that won't be dimmed by the miles. Sail toward your goal; never sail away from anything. A boat you're not ready to use is not an escape pod - it's a ball and chain. Don't buy one until you're almost ready to go. If you already own one, sell it.Tear out that useless little galley sink and replace the entire countertop with a shallow tray of Corian or a similar material, with 4-inch sides and a drain in one corner. Now you have an expansive surface for preparing food.

Use your stainless steel mixing bowl and your wok to wash and rinse dishes. "The Cruising Life" aims to be the very first cruising book to not even once quote Kenneth Grahame's "Wind in the Willows". Full details inside.

About this edition

• Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 0070653607
• ISBN 13: 9780070653603
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 256