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Books : The Intricate Art of Living AfloatIn association with Amazon.comby: Clare Allcard  List Price: $34.95 Price: $3.40 You Save: $31.55 (90%)Prices subject to change. Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.124 EAN: 9780393033342 ISBN: 0393033341 Label: W. W. Norton & Company Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 303 Publication Date: 1990-05 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company Studio: W. W. Norton & Company Sales Rank: 1294449 Related Items:
Editorial Review: Book Description: Whether you're stepping aboard for a week, a year, or a lifetime, The Intricate Art of Living Afloat is an indispensable companion in your adventure. Learn how to predict a squall; navigate customs; earn money as you go; cope with heart attack, malaria, or simple sunburn; gut and dry the fish you've caught; stretch your fresh water supply. Clare Allcard's insights to all of these topics, and many more, come directly from her own long experience in living afloat. With The Intricate Art of Living Afloat as your guide, soon you too will know both the satisfaction of self-reliance on the open sea and the thrill of sailing away into that blue yonder. Average Rating:
 Rating:  - chocked full of experience and common senseI read this book first excited skipping from chapter to chapter than from cover to cover in about two days. I can only speak of my experience as a dreamer and someone who has a million questions about what it is like to live afloat. The author's years of experience clearly comes through. This book has so much good advice and seems to me quite thorough in its analysis of the needs required for the sailing life. The author also speaks in a practical down to earth manner that is easy to read and ... Read More Rating: - Budget Cruising for live-aboard boatersThis is a book that has given me personal fits. You see, it's very inexpensive, and yet I find so much of value within the pages that I wondered why it was so cheap. It's gone back and forth between my keeper shelf and the "Sell" section so many times I finally went with my gut. Keep this one! You see, the author (wife, mom, raised and schooled a couple of kidlets aboard) lived aboard this large wooden schooner and that's what on occasion put me off. I'm looking to buy a small Fiberglas ... Read More Rating:  - A how-to guide for living aboard an ocean cruising boat.An interesting, easy to read guide for sailors or powerboaters who anticipate spending a lot of time aboard their boat while cruising the oceans and visiting the world's exotic seaports. This book includes all the little things we seem to forget when planning a vacation. Everything is covered, from galleys to heads, menus to medicine, and routine maintenance to emergencies. The author speaks from her vast personal experiences to help you prepare for your own ocean adventure. Although biased towards ... Read More Browse for similar items by category:
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