Whether you`d like to sail around the entire world or just part of it, the well-tested sea wisdom in ” How to Sail Around the World” will make your voyage easier & more successful. Here`s clear & authoritative information on how to buy a small sailing yacht at a modest price, how to sail her on a big ocean, & what it`s like to live aboard. Hal Roth has been a long-distance sailor for 37 years. He has sailed around the world three times & has logged 200, 000 miles at sea either with his wife or by himself. His books ” Two Against Cape Horn”, ” Two on a Big Ocean”, & ” Always a Distant Anchorage” are recognized classics of voyaging literature, & his instructional book ” After 50, 000 Miles”, published a quarter century ago, ranks among the most influential sailing books ever written. Yet Roth`s first sympathies are still `for the beginner with stars in his eyes & not much money, ` & ” How to Sail Around the World” emphasizes the simple, the essential, & the affordable for ordinary people who would like to see the world from a new & challenging perspective. To a rare degree, Roth combines a mastery of technical content with an ability to render it in elegant writing that`s a pleasure to read. ” How to Sail Around the World” is at once authoritative & accessible. Roth`s strongly held opinions, convincingly argued (he chooses not to sail with a refrigerator, for example), add to the book`s appeal. ” How to Sail Around the World” will tell you how sailing yachts are built & rigged, how to handle the sails, & what you need to know about anchors & anchoring. There are details of cooking & eating aboard, sailing at night, planning the trip, foreign paperwork, & exact figures on what it all costs, as well as the clearest & most comprehensive directions ever published on how to deal with storms at sea. In the beginning, voyaging can be a terrifying prospect. The storms, the leaks, the anchoring, handling the sails, deciding on the route
- so many unknowns. But what a payoff! You can sail to Venice, London, Sydney, San Francisco, or Hong Kong. You can pick an island in the middle of the Aegean, listen to green & yellow parrots in the wilds of the Amazon, or visit a thousand places in between. It`s exciting to sail to a distant landfall at a slow & leisurely pace, & to meet people in foreign lands. Fortunately, yachts travel slowly & give you time to learn the fundamentals of long-distance sailing. With patience you will begin to put it all together; life aboard will suddenly start to click. It will happen sooner than you think, & this book will help you. The big secret of world travel is to do it in a sailing yacht. You take your deluxe hotel with you, which gives you everything you need to exist pleasantly & comfortably
- a snug berth, a writing desk, a navigation center, & a compact little galley
- all in a small & neat package. Once you have your own boat, you can sail for years without the terrible daily costs & hassles of hotels, restaurants, & airplanes. You entirely sidestep the annoyance of reservations, standing in line, security screening, & dragging around awkward luggage. You do things at your own pace because you`re in charge. Where do you begin? Start by reading ” How to Sail Around the World”. In this guide, based on 200, 000 miles of hands-on world-cruising experience, Hal Roth gives you all the information you need to plan, launch, & relish every moment of a journey that is every sailor`s dream. You`ll learn how to: find a suitable boat for your voyaging ; assemble a versatile sail inventory; select tools & spare parts; plan your route & timing; choose the right anchors & how to use them; minimize costs; stay warm, dry, & well fed; cope with paperwork in foreign ports; &, much more!