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The Perfect First Mate: A Woman's Guide to Recreational Boating - Softcover

Smith, Joy

 
9781574090833: The Perfect First Mate: A Woman's Guide to Recreational Boating

Synopsis

Working with a strong-willed skipper can be a frustrating task for a first mate. Joy Smith shares 20 years of sailing with such a skipper in this guide that presents hard-won secrets for keeping both boat and crew shipshape.

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Review

"Well written, humorous and full of useful info...Helps one cope with Captain My Way, and shows what fun can be had while underway."

About the Author

Joy Smith is a correspondent for The Ensign and a contributor to SAIL, Latitudes and Attitudes, and other boating periodicals. She is the author of Kitchen Afloat (published by Sheridan House) and The Empty Nest Cookbook. She and her husband/captain have owned six sailboats, several dinghies and a Boston whaler. They now sail a Farr 50 yacht, cruising the Caribbean in winter and returning to New England waters each spring. Smith currently lives in Glastonbury, Connecticut.

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