Wansworth
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Even if you sail one of these modern fiberglass yachts the tome is a handy refence for life undersail
Cruising Under Sail…Eric Hiscock
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Poignard
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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Some of the technology he describes may be out of date but his clear and reassuring advice on seamanship is timeless.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.
Some of the technology he describes may be out of date but his clear and reassuring advice on seamanship is timeless.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.
SaltIre
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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
Cruising Under Sail: Amazon.co.uk: Hiscock, Eric C.: 9780192175991: Books
14K478
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Arm yourself with this, with its companion volume “Voyaging Under Sail”, and you will not go far wrong.
