Women at the Helm [Hardcover]

Jeannine Talley (Author)

Editorial Reviews

From Library Journal

This is a very readable account of a voyage from Los Angeles to New Zealand aboard a 34-foot sailboat by the author and her companion, Joy Smith. Talley's matter-of-fact attitude toward hardships they experienced is impressive, as are her philosophical comments regarding conditions they found on the various islands they visited, e.g., the propensity of the Fiji islanders to burn trees for fire without regard to the consequences. More of the narrative is spent describing experiences ashore than the rigors at sea, as there were lengthy stops between passages. There are a number of good illustrations, though more charts would have been helpful. Recommended for libraries with a clientele interested in sea journeys.
- Robert E. Greenfield, formerly with Baltimore County P.L.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 202 pages
• Publisher: Mother Courage Pr (September 1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0941300161
• ISBN-13: 978-0941300162
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,741,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars For Women Sailors, January 20, 2009

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Vickie Jimenez "Author Champagne Thoughts and... (Colorado Rockie Mountains) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Women at the Helm (Hardcover)

This is a great story about women cruising their sailboat and what they encounter along the way. They speak deeply about what can happen, what to be prepared for and even talk about being angry and fighting on the trip. If you want to cruise and sail. this is a great book to read.

0 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars I was enchanted by it's contents., March 26, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Women at the Helm (Hardcover)

This book was soooo interesting, after I read it I got more books similar to it just to experence the feeling of knowing things I never knew.