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Sailing on a Budget: Moneywise Tips and Deals on Boat Purchases, Rental, Dockage, Destinations, and More

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This book is nearly worthless. From the title, one would reasonably assume that there would be discussion of specific good-value boats or perhaps off-the-beaten-track places to look for cheap moorage, but no. A large chunk of the book is wasted on suggestions of where the reader can obtain sailing lessons (the Red Cross apparently) followed by handy suggestions for how to learn on-the-job, so to speak (ask people that have boats--and now you've gotten the Cliff Notes for chapters 1-5). Oh, I forgot one juicy morsel of knowledge: magazines often offer discounted subscriptions!

The only useful information I gleaned from this book stems from a list of a handful of used and discounted gear stores in various coastal locations throughout the U.S. listed in chapter 11. If you want what this book should have been, try Daniel Spurr's Your First Sailboat : How to Find and Sail the Right Boat for You.