Harking back to the time when yachts were made of wood, this bestselling classic - even more relevant for the Coarse Sailor of the millennium who, in times of crisis, is wont to forget nautical language and shout 'For God's sake, turn left!' - will appeal to all those sailing buffs who mostly find themselves boating around in muck rather than mucking around in boats!
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Michael Green's books can be considered contemporary classics - his devastating advice on a wide range of activities from acting to Rugby Union has established The Art of Course as part of the language. The series has sold over a million copies around the world, been translated into several languages, and adapted for the stage and television. John Jenson was born in Australia, the son of an artist. He has been the regular political cartoonist for the Sunday Telegraph, and frequently contributed to Punch.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Wonderfully funny,
By Anthony Lunn (Princeton, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Art of Coarse Sailing (Paperback)
This book is the funniest in our book collection. I've owned my copy for over 30 years. My wife and I have read it over and over again and we still laugh out loud--we know all the punch lines by heart. Mike Green has a self-deprecating British sense of humor, and he paints a hilarious picture of a wacky boat trip on inland narrow rivers. In one week, they encounter (or, more accurately, cause) every marine disaster known, from Insanity of Ship's Master and Explosion of Vessel, to Death at Sea, as well as some previously unknown, such as Going Aground on a Bungalow. Anyone who has ever sailed will be able to relate to the experiences described--knots that come untied in the middle of the night; knots that can't be untied when they need to be; skippers shouting desperately at the crew in the face of an impending collision. . . you get the picture. This book was written in the 1950's, but the sailing experiences are timeless.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great read-ROFL,
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This review is from: The Art of Coarse Sailing (Paperback)
I just want to ditto what the previous reviewer said-the book is hilarious. Anyone who has ever sailed on a boat can recognize each and every situation, and had probably been in most of them.
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