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All About Cruising: Prepare Yourself - Equip Your Boat - Plan Your Escape - Live Your Dream (Paperback)

by Walter E. Gleckler (Photographer), Marty Campbell (Editor), Sean J. Cahill (Illustrator)
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"This is the most comprehensive primer on preparing for long-term cruising that I have seen. It is full of hard-won knowledge that is presented in bite-sized digestible chunks. The book will be a great resource for beginning cruisers, and a useful checklist and reference for the experienced." -- Nigel Calder - author of Boatowner's Mechanical and Electrical Manual.

"Walt Gleckler has achieved the impossible by bringing together in one manageable volume all one needs to know (and do!) to realize every armchair sailor's dream: to go cruising. In the half century since Eric Hiscock's Cruising Under Sail was published, scores of authors have written how-to books on cruising, but few have dealt with this vast subject so clearly and imaginatively as Walt Gleckler. An instant classic!" -- Jimmy Cornell - author of World Cruising Routes.

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This book is for all the people who yearn to escape society's web and follow their cruising dreams. It is written by a veteran voyager with generous contributions from his first mate, Anna. The author shows how to break free from shore and set your course for distant landfalls. He describes the adjustments necessary to live a cruising lifestyle. Anna discusses personal relationships and life aboard a small cruising boat. It runs the gamut-from finding the proper boat, to tying the proper knot, to cooking and provisioning, to check-in procedures and finances, to medicine and communications, to dinghies and heavy weather, to pirates and guns. Few texts are as user friendly or as well grounded in practical and essential cruising advice. A definitive guide for offshore and coastal cruising. Good for cruising powerboats too. 150 photos and graphics.

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  • Paperback: 208 pages
  • Publisher: Passagemaker Publications (January 1, 1998)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0966141636
  • ISBN-13: 978-0966141634
  • Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #548,128 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Addressed a lot of my questions and concerns, January 14, 2000
By Magan E Lewis (Los Alamitos, CA USA) - See all my reviews
Very practical and written in an easy-to-read style. We've done local cruising, but I wasn't sure what I should be concerned about for our upcoming cruise to the Caribbean in '01 or '02. I now know what classes I personally need to attend, that my time at the gym is a good investment in my safety, I don't need to know how to tie every blasted knot known to mankind, windvanes are worth looking at, what goodies to put on my Christmas and birthday list(!),what to bring for sail repair, medicine, etc. Since I'm usually in charge of food for short cruises, Anna Gleckler's notes on preserving cheese, bread, juice and eggs without refrigeration AND making jerky and corning beef were, well, things my mother didn't teach me and I probably wouldn't have thought to ever ask her! I just feel more at ease and I anticipate that in the next year or so that I will be better prepared if I act on the advice in this book. I plan to re-read it every six months or so to make sure I'm working on those things (health, reading, education) to make our trip the best it can be.
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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Boy, this is pretty basic stuff, October 25, 1999
If you've just bought a boat and you have this notion to go off cruising, this may be a fun book to feed your mind. But it's awfully basic. Gleckler does take you by the hand and deals with the most fundamental questions. But there's no real "beef" in this volume. You'll need to read a lot more than you'll find in here. And the photographs are just AWFUL. Why is it acceptable to print photographs in a book that are so dark it's impossible to see what's going on?
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5.0 out of 5 stars Easy, fun read of a complex process., November 2, 1999
By Bill Hobbs (mandb97@aol.com) (Costa Mesa, California) - See all my reviews
All About Cruising is a fun and easy way to get answers to questions about cruising and the cruising lifestyle. The book systematically works through the myriad of topics applicable to getting offshore in the fastest and safest manner. It is crammed with information and the graphics, photos, and cartoons make it fun and relaxed. A great way to start a complex and consuming process!
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3.0 out of 5 stars A Good Primer, But Could Be Better
Walt Gleckler's "All About Cruising" is an enjoyable and easy read that broadly covers just about all the important topics for offshore cruising. Read more
Published on December 30, 2003 by Nicolaj Sebrell

4.0 out of 5 stars Great overview book. Perfect 1st step
This book was an awesome overall introduction to the things that need to be considered.
Published on August 11, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent primer for any cruiser.
This book answers many questions that any cruiser(novice or experienced) would have before escaping to the wonderful world of cruising. Read more
Published on June 27, 1999 by Anthony W. Cordeiro

5.0 out of 5 stars Greatest book for preparing and taking your bluewater cruise
Walts experience teaching sailing at Orange Coast College has taught him how to write a book on cruising that breaks it down into simple realistic situations you will encounter on... Read more
Published on January 26, 1999

5.0 out of 5 stars This is a must-have book for blue-water cruisers!
In "All About Cruising", Walt Gleckler has compiled a guide that should be on every prospective blue-water cruiser's library shelf. Read more
Published on November 28, 1998

5.0 out of 5 stars A pragmatic introduction to offshore cruising.
The author takes a very practical approach to offshore, blue water cruising in both sail and power boats. Read more
Published on September 27, 1998 by Jeff Thompson, jkthompson@ear...

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