8 May 2023 #1 W Wansworth Well-known member Joined 8 May 2003 Messages 30,254 Location SPAIN,Galicia Visit site Even if you sail one of these modern fiberglass yachts the tome is a handy refence for life undersail
Even if you sail one of these modern fiberglass yachts the tome is a handy refence for life undersail
8 May 2023 #2 Poignard Well-known member Joined 23 Jul 2005 Messages 51,440 Location London and Brittany Visit site Yes. I have a copy on board. Some of the technology he describes may be out of date but his clear and reassuring advice on seamanship is timeless. A clever and modest man. Someone should write his biography while there are still people alive to interview who knew him.
Yes. I have a copy on board. Some of the technology he describes may be out of date but his clear and reassuring advice on seamanship is timeless. A clever and modest man. Someone should write his biography while there are still people alive to interview who knew him.
11 May 2023 #3 SaltIre Well-known member Joined 13 Mar 2017 Messages 20,772 Location None of your nosey business Visit site I bought mine while window shopping in Amsterdam. Full of useful tips. You can get second hand copies on Amazon for just over £5 inc P&P. Cruising Under Sail: Amazon.co.uk: Hiscock, Eric C.: 9780192175991: Books
I bought mine while window shopping in Amsterdam. Full of useful tips. You can get second hand copies on Amazon for just over £5 inc P&P. Cruising Under Sail: Amazon.co.uk: Hiscock, Eric C.: 9780192175991: Books
18 Mar 2024 #4 14K478 Well-known member Joined 15 Aug 2023 Messages 471 Visit site Arm yourself with this, with its companion volume “Voyaging Under Sail”, and you will not go far wrong.
Arm yourself with this, with its companion volume “Voyaging Under Sail”, and you will not go far wrong.