John Vigor turns the spotlight on twenty seaworthy sailboats that are at home on the ocean in all weather. These are old fiberglass boats, mostly of traditional design and strong construction. All are small, from 20 feet to 32 feet overall, but all have crossed oceans, and all are cheap.Choosing the right boat to take you across an ocean or around the world can be confusing and exasperating, particularly with a tight budget. Vigor sets out to remedy that in this book. He compares the designs and handling characteristics of ...
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John Vigor turns the spotlight on twenty seaworthy sailboats that are at home on the ocean in all weather. These are old fiberglass boats, mostly of traditional design and strong construction. All are small, from 20 feet to 32 feet overall, but all have crossed oceans, and all are cheap.Choosing the right boat to take you across an ocean or around the world can be confusing and exasperating, particularly with a tight budget. Vigor sets out to remedy that in this book. He compares the designs and handling characteristics of 20 different boats whose secondhand market prices start at about $3,000. Interviews with experienced owners (featuring valuable tips about handling each boat in heavy weather) are interspersed with line drawings of hulls, sail plans, and accommodations. Vigor has unearthed the known weaknesses of each boat and explains how to deal with them. He rates their comparative seaworthiness, their speed, and the number of people they can carry in comfort.If you have ever dreamed the dream this book can help you turn it into reality.
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So, I'd been wanting to buy this book for a while now. I hesitated because of "everyone" saying that it was dated and in some ways, it certainly is. However, it's an enjoyable book to read and a lot of the recommendations are sound and are a good start if you're new to boats, specifically sailboats and are dreaming of sailing off to far off places, like I am. I think you'd be well-served to buy yourself a copy to at least get some ideas on the types of boats you should look for once you get to that point in your life. Is this book perfect or exhaustive, no but's a great start! 10/10, would recommend!
Frode S
Feb 18, 2015
Lovely little book on lovely little vessels
This is a charming collection of well rounded insights into what twenty small sailing vessels has to offer for those of us dreaming about or planning an ocean crossing. Its a good book to read in many ways. If you're thinking of getting one of the twenty chosen ones (or if you have it alread), its a good book for evaluating any of these vessels you come across. Even if you've got your eyes set on a vessel not mentioned in the book, the manner in which the author takes you through his evaluation of the various boats, will give you a good idea on how to approach any vessel.
If in a future edition photos of the beauties are included, that would make the book even better.
