Sail Away

How to Escape the Rate Race and Live the Dream

Nicola Rodriguez

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Fernhurst Books Limited
01 February 2023

Sailing; Adventure holidays

Series: Skipper's Library

You long to escape the daily grind, buy a boat and sail away. This book shows you how to turn your dreams into a reality.

There is practical advice on everything from choosing a boat to crossing oceans. You'll be guided through each step of the preparation before casting off on your adventure of a lifetime. There's information on everything the would-be blue-water sailor needs to consider, including safety, communications, children, ocean passages and budgeting.

Learn about routes and destinations around Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific and beyond to help you cruise the Mediterranean, cross the Atlantic or circumnavigate the world. Colour photographs and charts will inspire and inform in this essential guide for the 21st century blue water sailor.

Fully updated for 2019 with a new section on visiting high and low latitudes.

AUTHOR: Nicola Rodriguez dared to dream the impossible. She wanted to see the world with her family. She wanted to have her own adventure, a taste of paradise, and most importantly freedom. Freedom from the demands of life, and time out to explore on every level. With careful planning (and the gift of yachting equipment), her dream came true, allowing her to travel, escape and explore the world by yacht for 8 years, 4 while raising her family.

145 colour photos, 12 maps

By: Nicola Rodriguez
Imprint: Fernhurst Books Limited
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 240mm, Width: 170mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 636g
ISBN: 9781912177233
ISBN 10: 1912177234
Series: Skipper's Library
Pages: 248
Publication Date: 01 February 2023
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Unspecified

Nicola Rodriguez dared to dream the impossible. She wanted to see the world with her family. She wanted to have her own adventure, a taste of paradise, and most importantly – freedom. Freedom from the demands of life, and time out to explore on every level. With careful planning (and the gift of yachting equipment), her dream came true, allowing her to travel, escape and explore the world by yacht for 8 years, 4 while raising her family.

Reviews for Sail Away: How to Escape the Rate Race and Live the Dream

A must for all aspiring ocean adventurers (Yachting Monthly) A bright cheerful paperback... an easy and absorbing read. (Little Ship Club) A fascinating read - a combination of inspirational memoir and practical how-to guide for those tempted to give it a go. (Salisbury Journal) Great guide to realising the blue water dream. (Practical Boat Owner) Documents everything you need to consider from saving to buying, equipping, re-fitting and setting off, to maintaining, exploring, crossing oceans and becoming a true liveaboard long-distance cruiser... Cleverly uses anecdotes from a wide variety of international long-term cruisers to illustrate the various sections of the book, which makes it both interesting and entertaining to read. (Noonsite, July 2019) An inspirational and practical guide which shows you how to turn your dream into a reality. It's packed with useful information. (Lifeboat, Summer 2019) a thoroughly useful guide. It comes full of all sorts of useful advice from pointers on routes to take, what boat to select, you name it, it's all in here. (Sailing Today, April 2019)