Shakedown Cruise Lessons And Adventures From A Cruising Veteran As He Learns The Ropes

Author: Nigel Calder

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Price : 39.99 AUD
ISBN : 9781472946713
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint : Adlard Coles
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Weight (g) : 0.458128
Publication date : 03 April 2018
Dimensions : .8 Inches X 6.66 Inches X 9.54 Inches
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Author : Nigel Calder
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Pages : 208
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Long before he was one of America's leading yachting writers, Nigel Calder was a novice cruiser with ambitions grander than his experience. Nigel and his partner Terrie were young and foolish, with a home-built boat that was new and untested, one child already and another on the way - but they were determined to complete an adventurous 18-month voyage from New Orleans to Venezuela and back.

It was the voyage that made Calder the yachtsman he is today, a marvellous romp through the West Indies, seeing an unspoilt Caribbean, while learning hard-won lessons from direct experience - troubleshooting engines, kedging off shoals and reefs, and most importantly navigating Nada, a yacht that quickly became very much part of the burgeoning Calder family too.

An adventure story and a colourful travelogue in one, Shakedown Cruise is a must-read for all who are curious about what it takes to become a cruising sailor or create an adventurous life, as well as those who are just looking to sail along with Nigel and his family.