Better Boating Blunders

Sea Going Stuff Ups for Beginners and Experts

Paul Curtis

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Rose Publishing (CA)
06 September 2021

Boating

Those suffering the merest hint of desire to go seafaring in their own boat will learn from these heart-breaking examples just what can go wrong, Read the secrets of successfully leaving a mooring with topsides unmarked, happening miraculously upon your destination, and then, for the pi�ce de resistance, dropping anchor with aplomb. Inevitable binocular watchers will murmur appreciatively and even your crew will be impressed. Perfect. For the cognoscenti, those who know all, this fine book can be used for everything from a chock for a deck-stepped mast, a wedge for propping open a broken hatch, to slapping a wayward crew member into shape. So, buy it anyway. The tales of the mess some fools get into will give you a good laugh while leaving you, dare we say it, feeling a trifle smug. This book is best enjoyed with a pinch of salt, four parts gin, one-part dry vermouth. Shaken, not stirred. Any profits from the sale of this publication, claims the author, go directly towards the purchase of his next boat.

You will be able to learn and laugh about the terrible messes people get into while learning the tips and techniques of successful boat handling

By: Paul Curtis
Imprint: Rose Publishing (CA)
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 14mm
Weight: 372g
ISBN: 9780645248708
ISBN 10: 0645248703
Pages: 202
Publication Date: 06 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Paul has been boating all his life. He has sailed the South Coast of England, the Mediterranean, and the Caribbean. He has completed a circumnavigation of Australia. This took him sixty years. He did it in stages and on boats ranging from sailing yachts, and motor cruisers to Cunard Queens. So, you can trust his navigational skills. He knows that to round this continent, you just need to keep Australia on the left. In all this bumbling, Paul has gained considerable experience. He claims at some time or other, he has made most mistakes. Sometimes twice. This has the benefit or recalling the circumstance and knowing that it does not end well. With a sense of humour as twisted as a spinnaker around a forestay, Paul explains cruising pitfalls and what not to do in a crisis. He loves recounting the true stories of sailors, although the use of true and sailors can be an oxymoron.