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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 797
EAN: 9780911378672
Edition: Reprint, First paperback edition
ISBN: 0911378677
Label: Sheridan House
Manufacturer: Sheridan House
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 382
Publication Date: January 25, 1987
Publisher: Sheridan House
Studio: Sheridan House
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Famed yacht designer and author L. Francis Herreshoff takes us on family style cruises in American waters, during which all sorts of boats and boating skills are explained while they are used. He tells about the adventures of the crews of the catboat Piscator, the ketch Viator, and the engineless whaleboat-style ketch Rozinante. There are anecdotes and examples and a wide variety of boat lore in each chapter, as well as adventures, races and coastwide cruises and historical harbors to visit.
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There is a good deal of information in this book, but very little of it is presented in a useful or engaging manner.
The author has chosen to impart his knowledge and wisdom through a continuous conversation among several sailors, mostly instructing each other and their relations. Probably he thought this would make it more interesting but, in fact, it renders the result tedious (information is always in the form of know-it-all monologues, with no useful charts or diagrams to help illustrate ... Read More
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I thought this was a wonderful book. It tells a simple story of people meeting up and going sailing, including a cruise of several days. In the process of telling this story, the author imparts a continuous stream of sailing knowledge throughout. I just completed a review of "Sea Steading", by FitzGerald, and just realized that these books have the same philosophy on sailing and opinion on powerboats. But, this book is more of a joy to read.
The Compleat Cruiser is a bit dated, written in the 50s ... Read More
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this is a fun travel read that also explains fine points of cruising and boat handling for several boat types from a master of simplicity and directness.
the dovetailing of the information with the story is brillant and a LF Herreshoff masterpiece - as elegant as a rozinante!
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The primary purpose of the book is cruising advice and L. Francis Herreshoff shares some inginuity while covering topics such as cooking, exercise, ground tackle, paint, wood treatment, workshops, tenders, piloting...
Also like many great cruising yacht designers, Herreshoff is full of opinions. Here are a few examples:
On Exercise: "...the young American is too lazy to paddle...if they had taken a moderate ourdoor exercise like paddling, their nerves would be much more at rest ... Read More
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Originally written as a series of articles for THE RUDDER magazine during WW II, the abridged book-version is classic Americana. LFH manages to present a treasure chest of timeless yachting skills, while introducing the reader to the pre-multi-culti New England of his early 20th Century youth, a culture of genteel Yankee community in symbiotic relationship with a maritime inheritance of unpresendented abundance and beauty. If you want to learn the basics of pre-plastic messing about in good boats, while embarked ... Read More
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