Sailing, Yachts and Yarns is a treasure chest of nautical wit and wisdom. TomCunliffe has chosen the very best of his writing for Yachting Monthly magazine to ensure a lively mix of anecdote, opinion and instruction. There are hilarious tales that take the reader on a voyage from the frozen waters of Greenland to the palm trees of the Tropics. Tom also shares the lessons learned navigating an engineless yacht across the Atlantic with only the stars to guide him and lets loose on the red tape and rules that he sees infringing on the freedom of the seas. Tom has a gift for explaining the magic of sail and his writingis a marvelous antidote to mass market commercialism that threatens to engulfsailing. This is the perfect book for dipping into to discover another gem from one of greatest sailing writers alive today. 'Nobody captures the magic of sail or conveys the lessons of seamanship like Tom. He's one of sailing's great raconteurs.' David Glenn, Editor, Yachting World INDICE: Introduction. 1. Holy cow! 2. Passing it on. 3. Uncharted territory. 4. On eth watch for eddies. 5. Cunliffes law of diminishing returns. 6. Together in the end. 7. Jonah and the wave. 8. Lessons learnt from a puffin. 9. In the drink. 10. Heres hoping. 11. Glad to be trad. 12. Fight for the Wight. 13. Join the club. 14. The clock is ticking. 15. Life is looking up. 16. Good, becoming poor. 17. Winged wonders. 18. Good, bad, or just unlucky? 19. Sound of silence. 20. Testing times. 21. Stockholm tar. 22. Wheres Wallander. 23. Weather or not. 24. Wrestling the python of modernity. 25. Touching the bottom. 26. Dead cert. 27. Spring fever. 28. Strike a light. 29. Russian away from freedom. 30. All suggestions welcome. 31. Spirits of the sea. 32. Skipping for joy. 33. The ability for stability. 34. Sheer delight. 35. The big bang. 36. A wise investment? 37. Centenary celebrations. 38. Under pressure. 39. Trial and tribulations. 40. Troublesome seagulls. 41. Skip it skipper. 42. Feeling the pinch. 43. Reckoning with doubt. 44. For your comfort and safety. 45. Grief relief. 46. Put your money away. 47. Going sideways fast. 48. A life of luxury? 49. Dont neglect your bottom. 50. What a stitch up! 51. Dont read all about it. 52. Owning or bemoaning? 53. Fail safe. 54. Fearing for steering. 55. Eastern delights. 56. Turning on technology. 57. A break in the weather. 58. Signs of the times. 59. If in drought 60. The prefect platform. 61. Dont forget your old friends. 62. Music to my ears. 63. Size matters. 64. The power and the glory. 65. Sailing through red tape. 66. Resisting the rising tide. 67. The right sort of customs. 68. Too much of a good thing? 69. A thousand miles from land. 70. When plastics not fantastic. 71. No cause for alarm. 72. The boating backbone of Britain. 73. Cheap and cheerful around the world. 74. Hearing voices. 75. The plastic revolution. 76. Clearing the pipes. 77. Pierhead jumper.
- ISBN: 978-1-119-99283-7
- Editorial: John Wiley & Sons
- Encuadernacion: Cartoné
- Páginas: 256
- Fecha Publicación: 18/03/2011
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés