Boatowner's Practical and Technical Cruising Manual [Paperback]

Nigel Calder (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 31, 2001

This book is the most comprehensive, helpful and up to date guide ever written on selecting, equipping and sailing a cruising yacht. Destined to become the bible for prospective boat buyers and cruisers, whether coastal or world-girdling, it successfully covers all the technical and practical aspects of cruising yachts and systems in one unique book. Written by Nigel Calder, one of the most respected nautical how-to authors with extensive cruising experience and a rare ability to reduce complexities to simple explanations, this book shows the reader not only how to select and equip a yacht for coastal or offshore cruising, but also how to sail and navigate it, addressing the concerns of beginners and experienced owners alike. This is the book the cruising world has long been waiting for. There is, quite literally, nothing else like it.

Editorial Reviews

Review

'The indispensable crew - no boat should sail without Calder aboard' Paul Gelder, Yachting Monthly

About the Author

Nigel Calder is a boatbuilder, cabinetmaker, machinist and diesel mechanic. He is widely acknowledged as the world's foremost writer on boat systems and maintenance, and has published more than 800 magazine articles in SAIL, Cruising World, Ocean Navigator, Professional Boatbuilder, and Yachting Monthly, among many others. He regularly lectures on cruising to sell-out crowds and is the author of six books, including the bestselling Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual, published by Adlard Coles Nautical.

Product Details

• Paperback: 604 pages
• Publisher: A&C Black (July 31, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0713661275
• ISBN-13: 978-0713661279
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.4 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,729,946 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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