As any sailor knows, not every sailboat makes for a good cruiser. Designs and equipment meant for sailing close to shore can produce disastrous results if subjected to the rigors of bluewater voyaging. In Choosing for Cruising, Bruce Roberts-Goodson guides readers through the labyrinth of decisions involved in choosing the right boat for their individual cruising needs. He examines every aspect of a cruising boat's design and equipment from a professional's point of view and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of each. After reading this book, you will be thoroughly prepared to choose a boat that is safe, comfortable, and well-equipped.
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Advice on selecting a boat to suit your needs is backed by the author's 30 years of designing cruising boats and is drawn from the experience of hundreds of sailors. Begin by being honest with yourself about where you intend to cruise, he advises, then examine the benefits and drawbacks of various designs and equipment presented in the book. Solid information for sound decision-making. --Cruising World, May 1999
Bruce Roberts-Goodson is an internationally renowned boat designer with more than 20,000 boats to his credit. His career in yacht design began at Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology, in Stamford Conn. More than 50,000 plans have been sold from his designs worldwide.
As most sailors know, not every sailing boat makes a good cruising boat. In Choosing for Cruising, the author guides you through the maze of decisions to be made when choosing the perfect cruising boat for your particular needs. The author examines every aspect of a cruising boat's design and equipment from a professional's point of view and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of each.
This book, much like an unsparing checklist, covers everything from planning to choosing the hull. Appendices include equalizing batteries, recommended reading and equipment manufacturers.
After reading this book, you will be thoroughly prepared to choose a safe, comfortable and well-equipped boat. --The Ensign, April 1999
The elements of a modern cruising sailboat, system by system, with advice on what to look for and recommendations on what to choose given the type of cruising you want to do. --WoodenBoat, July/August 1998
Bruce Roberts-Goodson is an internationally renowned boat designer with more than 20,000 boats to his credit. His career in yacht design began at Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology, in Stamford Conn. More than 50,000 plans have been sold from his designs worldwide.
As most sailors know, not every sailing boat makes a good cruising boat. In Choosing for Cruising, the author guides you through the maze of decisions to be made when choosing the perfect cruising boat for your particular needs. The author examines every aspect of a cruising boat's design and equipment from a professional's point of view and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of each.
This book, much like an unsparing checklist, covers everything from planning to choosing the hull. Appendices include equalizing batteries, recommended reading and equipment manufacturers.
After reading this book, you will be thoroughly prepared to choose a safe, comfortable and well-equipped boat. --The Ensign, April 1999
The elements of a modern cruising sailboat, system by system, with advice on what to look for and recommendations on what to choose given the type of cruising you want to do. --WoodenBoat, July/August 1998
Bruce Roberts-Goodson is an internationally renowned boat designer with more than 20,000 boats to his credit. His career in yacht design began at Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology, in Stamford Conn. More than 50,000 plans have been sold from his designs worldwide.
As most sailors know, not every sailing boat makes a good cruising boat. In Choosing for Cruising, the author guides you through the maze of decisions to be made when choosing the perfect cruising boat for your particular needs. The author examines every aspect of a cruising boat's design and equipment from a professional's point of view and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of each.
This book, much like an unsparing checklist, covers everything from planning to choosing the hull. Appendices include equalizing batteries, recommended reading and equipment manufacturers.
After reading this book, you will be thoroughly prepared to choose a safe, comfortable and well-equipped boat. --The Ensign, April 1999
The elements of a modern cruising sailboat, system by system, with advice on what to look for and recommendations on what to choose given the type of cruising you want to do. --WoodenBoat, July/August 1998
Bruce Roberts-Goodson is an internationally renowned boat designer with more than 20,000 boats to his credit. His career in yacht design began at Westlawn Institute of Marine Technology, in Stamford Conn. More than 50,000 plans have been sold from his designs worldwide.
As most sailors know, not every sailing boat makes a good cruising boat. In Choosing for Cruising, the author guides you through the maze of decisions to be made when choosing the perfect cruising boat for your particular needs. The author examines every aspect of a cruising boat's design and equipment from a professional's point of view and discusses the benefits and drawbacks of each.
This book, much like an unsparing checklist, covers everything from planning to choosing the hull. Appendices include equalizing batteries, recommended reading and equipment manufacturers.
After reading this book, you will be thoroughly prepared to choose a safe, comfortable and well-equipped boat. --The Ensign, April 1999
The elements of a modern cruising sailboat, system by system, with advice on what to look for and recommendations on what to choose given the type of cruising you want to do. --WoodenBoat, July/August 1998
About the Author
Bruce Roberts-Goodson is an internationally renowned boat designer with over 20,000 boats to his credit. He contributes articles on boat construction and design to nautical magazines throughout the world and is the author of numerous books, including Spray, also available from Sheridan House.
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The title of Roberts-Goodson's book sets forth the premise that "Choosing for Cruising" will be a useful guide for helping readers to select boats and equipment for cruising and providing opertional advice. In general, it falls well short on this goal in several areas. To begin with, the book is rediculously brief, (182 pages exclusive of appendicies)for a text that sets out to cover such a broad topical area and there is much space wasted on delivering up platitudes rather than useful advice. In contrast, Steve and Linda Dashew's "World Cruising Encyclopedia" is amost 1,300 pages and every word is crafted to convey a useful point.I feel short-changed by this book. Such fundamental issues as hull design, hull materials and rigging are glossed over in the most cursory manner. Take for example the discussion about hull materials. The author mentions glass fiber, steel, and copper-nickel, but spends only a paragraph or two on each. Aluminum and wood hulls are totally ignored and the important subject of osmosis receives only a tiny note. A discussion of keel types merits two paragraphs. In none of the 15 chapters does the author do justice to the topics he sets out to discuss. The overleaf of the book trumpets Roberts-Goodson's boat design experience pointing out that over 20,000 boats of his design have been built, yet there is little evidence in this book of any real expertise that would be useful in making decisions about cruising. Given the brevity of the book, there is little to praise. The sections on interiors and engines are the most detailed and there are a few observations in these areas that one might not find elsewhere. In summary, the book contributes little to the subjects of boat design, equipment, or operational aspects of cruising and is so elementary in its observations that it cannot be recommended.
13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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This review is from: Choosing for Cruising: How to Select and Equip the Perfect Cruising Yacht (Hardcover)
This book is just rehashed material from many resources, It offers litle insight into the requirements of serious cruisers. This book exists mainly to push the designers own plans. One would be better sticking to the Pardeys books for indepth information. Likewise Hal Roths books
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This review is from: Choosing for Cruising: How to Select and Equip the Perfect Cruising Yacht (Hardcover)
The title of Roberts-Goodson's book implies that "Choosing for Cruising" will be a useful guide for helping readers to select boats and equipment for cruising and providing operational advice about cruising. In general, it falls well short on this goal in several areas. To begin with, the book is ridiculously brief, (182 pages exclusive of appendices) for a text that sets out to cover such a broad topical area. There is also much space wasted on delivering up platitudes rather than useful advice. In contrast, Steve and Linda Dashew's "World Cruising Encyclopedia" is almost 1,300 pages and every word is crafted to convey a useful point.I feel short-changed by this book. Such fundamental issues such as hull design, hull materials, and rigging are glossed over in the most cursory manner. Take for example the discussion about hull materials. The author mentions glass fiber, steel, and copper-nickel, but spends only a paragraph or two on each. Aluminum and wood hulls are totally ignored and the important subject of osmosis receives only a tiny note. A discussion of keel types merits two paragraphs. In none of the 15 chapters does the author do justice to the topics he sets out to discuss. The overleaf of the book trumpets Roberts-Goodson's boat design experience pointing out that over 20,000 boats of his design have been built, yet there is little evidence in this book of any real nautical expertise that would be useful in making decisions about cruising. Given the brevity of the book, there is little to praise. The sections on interiors and engines are the most detailed and there are a few observations in these areas that one might not find elsewhere. In summary, the book contributes little to the subjects of boat design, equipment, and cruising operation and is so elementary in its coverage of the subject matter that it cannot be recommended.
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