Shakedown Cruise - Lessons and Adventures from a Cruising Veteran as He Learns the Ropes

Long before he was one of America's leading yachting writers, Nigel Calder was a novice cruiser with ambitions grander than his experience. Nigel and his partner Terrie were young and foolish, with a home-built boat that was new and untested, one child already and another on the way - but they were determined to complete an adventurous 18-month voyage from New Orleans to Venezuela and back.It was the voyage that made Calder the yachtsman he is today, a marvellous romp through the West Indies, seeing an unspoilt Caribbean, while learning hard-won lessons from direct experience - troubleshooting engines, kedging off shoals and reefs, and most importantly navigating Nada, a yacht that quickly became very much part of the burgeoning Calder family too.An adventure story and a colourful travelogue in one, Shakedown Cruise is a must-read for all who are curious about what it takes to become a cruising sailor or create an adventurous life, as well as those who are just looking to sail along with Nigel and his family.

Product details

• Authors: Nigel Calder, Calder Nigel
• Publisher: Adlard Coles
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781472946713
• ISBN: 978-1-4729-4671-3
• No. of pages: 208
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Sport > Water sport, sailing; Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Personal Memoirs, Boating, Memoirs, Travel writing, Boating: Sport and leisure, SPORTS & RECREATION / Water Sports / Boating, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Memoirs