I have a lot of "vintage" sailing books. Tales from the high seas in the 1960s through today. I believe this book falls into that catagory.
There are lots of cute anecdotes to keep yourself entertained while reading. Sadly the technical information contained in this book are sorely outdated and because of that I cannot suggest anybody buy a new copy of this book. Rent it from your local library if you want to review the information for yourself.
A price example is that the author discusses using oil lamps to light the interior, and discuses how much work they went through to convert their sailboat from oil lamps for steaming lights to using electrical lamps. By today's standards you will pay an unusually high amount to purchase a vintage oil lamp, of any type, to use on land let alone at sea.
The food portion still holds true today, as culinary traditions and appetites have not changed much over the last 50 years. But I can summarize that here: Eat beans not meat. provision with enough tinned (canned) foods to last you a year.
The discussion of ground tackle is also good, but again the technical aspects are so dated that they are of little to no use.
Find a copy and read it, but don't buy a new one. :)
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