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Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear [Paperback]

John Vigor
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March 21, 2001
"An invaluable resource. [Vigor's] practical wisdom gives you the know-how and confidence to prepare your boat for the sea."--Cruising World. Here is the book that answer the sailor's fundamental question--"Can my boat take me offshore safely?"--then shows how to make it happen.

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From the Back Cover

All sailors want to believe their boats can go anywhere and stand up to anything. Who knows when you might get caught by bad weather? It's enough to worry about your own responses without worrying about the safety of your boat. The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat explains feature by feature how you can refit your boat for worry-free bluewater voyaging.

Take the unique diagnostic questionnaire to determine whether your boat is capable of offshore sailing, then let John Vigor show you step by step how to get there, as he covers everything from structural modifications and reinforcements to rigging, engines, systems, and gear. Whether you're planning an offshore voyage or just dreaming of one, The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat is the perfect guide.

"An invaluable resource. Vigor's practical wisdom gives you the know-how and confidence to prepare your boat for the sea."--Cruising World

"Not only hands us practical advice in a clear format but also the hope that an offshore voyage is fully within our grasp if we are willing to follow his roadmap."--Good Old Boat

"Vigor's questionnaire offers hard-to-find, honest evaluations of whether or not a boat is bluewater capable. . . . This clear, objective reference will make fearless, prudent skippers."--Mariner

About the Author

John Vigor has sailed more than 15,000 ocean miles in boats 11 to 40 feet. He is the author of The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge and The Boatowner's Handbook.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 232 pages
  • Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press; 1 edition (March 21, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 007137616X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0071376167
  • Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 0.6 x 9.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #141,878 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

This book is highly recommended for anyone contemplating a voyage over the horizon. D Paul  |  9 reviewers made a similar statement
This is an outrageously thorough, understandable, complete, easy to understand book. Gary Aitken  |  5 reviewers made a similar statement
It also gave me a good idea of what my next boat will be... Corey Haun  |  4 reviewers made a similar statement
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70 of 70 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A MUST Buy For Anyone Serious About Venturing Off Shore January 13, 2000
Format:Hardcover
In The Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat, author John Vigor covers the requirements for any sailboat venturing beyond coastal waters. He first defines what makes a boat suitable for offshore sailing, then provides a virtual checklist of improvements that can "harden" a boat in order to meet the requirements for heavy weather sailing. In one chapter there is are 56 questions to test the fitness of any boat. The final score on this test helps the sailor determine whether or not a boat is blue water capable. He also addresses the operation of a boat on a long voyage, and what should be expected in the way of weather. Provisioning is also addressed in this book. An appendix covers the Catalina 27, a model that has over 6000 boats manufactured. His assesment is that this boat is the "Volkswagen Beetle" of the boating world, and is a very seaworthy choice for it's price and size. He tells of Patrick Childress making a solo circumnavigation in a Catalina 27. Any boat owner contemplating a long offshore cruise would be well advised to read this book before venturing out without making the improvements suggested.
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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good Advice January 22, 2002
By D Paul
Format:Paperback
You can easily pick up three books on offshore sailing and get three separate opinions of what type of boat you need. A fast boat will get across the pond faster. A big boat adds stability and can carry lots of accessories like auxiliary generators and water makers. John's theory is that you should get a boat that can be handled well by a small crew and tough enough to handle any weather that you are likely to run into. Since his opinion parallels my own, I can only assume that he is obviously a sailing genius. This book is highly recommended for anyone contemplating a voyage over the horizon.
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31 of 33 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Buy This Book June 18, 2003
Format:Paperback
Even if you do not plan to sail shorthanded thousands of miles offshore it's a very good idea to understand in detail what makes your boat seaworthy in difficult circumstances and to make it so.

This book is a very thorough and very readable treatment of the subject of everything you need to know about a sailboat (except how to sail; that part is assumed). These sorts of things distinguish good sailors from the mass of recreational sailors and I, for one, have an ambition to become the former. If you do, too, then this is a great book to read several times.

The Black Box theory of why some people are lucky and others aren't relates to preparedness and if only once in your life you need it, then it's worth it to you and your companions to have taken the trouble.

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Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Read
Very insightful book full of good tips and info fo rthe sailing person wishing to venture off the coastal routes in the big blue.
Published 2 months ago by Nigel Parker
4.0 out of 5 stars so far so good
no time to read all this stuff.......and give feed backs........so ha ha hah hahha hah ah ah ah ahah ah
Published 3 months ago by AM
3.0 out of 5 stars For the sailing enthusist.
This book is full of usefull information for the transitional sailor. Lots of good stuff for someone thinking of heading out. Some what dated but good to know none the less.
Published 3 months ago by Dale Tanski
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutely excellent!
This book is packed with superb detailed descriptions of what constitutes a really good (and not so good) offshore boat! Read more
Published 4 months ago by david e. brown
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent resource
A stellar insightful examination into what makes one boat more seaworthy than another.

Offers a practical scoring system to rate boats in term of seaworthiness. Read more
Published 5 months ago by NoodleArms
5.0 out of 5 stars Practical Knowledge for blue water and coastal as well.
With the plethora of information out there for today's sailer, this book offers a refreshing well written, no nonsense approach for the off-shore sailer that applies to any serious... Read more
Published on February 20, 2011 by MDS
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't waste your money
Don't waste your money, and by all means, don't follow his heavy weather advice, which is written as a fictional account of a small sailboat in a storm -- cutting loose a Jordan... Read more
Published on January 29, 2011 by Don Hinton
4.0 out of 5 stars Good book for sailors
I purchased this book for my Kindle and my advice there is DON'T. This book is technical and difficult for a beginning sailor although the information therein is outstanding. Read more
Published on January 23, 2011 by Doc Mike
4.0 out of 5 stars Great reference book if you already sail
Well written, technical yet not overwhelming, friendly. A great refernce book to have on-board if you already sail. Read more
Published on November 7, 2010 by ZOLTAN
5.0 out of 5 stars Essential for Inexperienced Sailors
My wife and I have been looking for a cruiser sailboat with offshore capability. This boat is essential to read for inexperienced sailors as us. Read more
Published on October 29, 2010 by G. Coldren
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