This is the reassuring voice of the ocean sailing community. Your big adventure starts here.br brFor many sailors, an ocean passage is the big dream. But many will worry that they don't have the right experience, that their boat isn't enough, or that it will be prohibitively expensive and difficult.br briOcean Sailing iwill prepare you for an ocean passage by painting a picture of what ocean sailing is really like, through the experiences of others who have gone before. Topics covered range from safety to boat kit and preparations, budgeting to staying in touch with home, equipment breakdowns to health and weather.br brMbers of three great cruising clubs ' the Royal Cruising Club, Ocean Cruising Club, and the Cruising Club of America ' share their vast wealth of experience, and by focusing on the practicalities of ocean sailing, allay the anxieties and doubts of prospective ocean cruisers to ensure a deeply satisfying ocean voyage.
Ocean Sailing
Paul Heiney
This is the reassuring voice of the ocean sailing community. Your big adventure starts here. This authoritative reference brings together practical advice from the world's experts on ocean sailing, drawing on wisdom from mbers of the Royal Cruising Club, the Cruising Club of America and Ocean Cruising Club.Rights Sold
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Imprint: Adlard Coles brPublication date: 05092019 brFormat: 246 x 171 mm | 288 pagesAbout the Author
Paul Heiney is a well-known writer and broadcaster whose ocean sailing started with a voyage to the Azores which led to his participation in the OSTAR, the singlehanded transatlantic race, in a particularly gruelling year. More recently, he has completed a cruise from the UK to Cape Horn and back ' a round trip of 18,000 miles of which he sailed 11,000 miles alone. His account of this trip was published in his much-acclaimed book iOne Wild Songi (Adlard Coles). He is a mber of the Ocean Cruising Club and currently Commodore of the Royal Cruising Club.
