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Informationen zum Autor Roger Barnes, born 1958, is President of the Dinghy Cruising Association, and lives out his passion year round, exploring beautiful and remote places in his dinghy Avel Dro . For many years, he had a monthly column in Dinghy Sailing Magazine , and he also writes for Classic Boat and Watercraft . He is the author of The Dinghy Cruising Companion , published by Adlard Coles Nautical. Klappentext A beautifully written and illustrated manifesto for the simple joys of sailing a small boat, filled with useful advice and techniques. Sailing a dinghy is your gateway to adventure. It requires little of you other than self-reliance and self-confidence, as well as a respect for the subtleties of the local climate and topography. Out at sea in a small boat, nature is not something to be observed disinterestedly: it batters and drenches you, refreshes and enlivens you. Sailing the Shallows is a manifesto for a different attitude to sailing, far removed from the ostentation and complexity of modern-day yachting. Roger Barnes combines lyrical writing and beautifully drawn illustrations with simple and practical wisdom on experiencing the pure joy of being out on the water in a small boat. We accompany him on his early days afloat in the Lake District, paddling Hildegard ' the 'communist canoe' in France and undertaking more extreme passages (even capsizing) in his beloved Avel Dro. Along the way Roger weaves in advice on skills, techniques and lessons learned: this is a book to be read and re-read not just for the stories but the keen insights into small boat sailing techniques. Sailing the Shallows describes a lifetime's journey towards the recognition that cruising in a dinghy is not an imperfect and provisional way to get afloat, but the purest and most perfect way to go sailing. Vorwort A beautifully written and illustrated manifesto for a simpler style of sailing, exploring the coastline in a small boat. Filled with useful advice and techniques, but above all an inspiring and captivating read. Zusammenfassung A beautifully written and illustrated manifesto for the simple joys of sailing a small boat, filled with useful advice and techniques. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1 Local Knowledge 2 Back into the Shoals 3 Windermere 4 The Heron 5 Seagoon 6 Windermere Revisited 7 An Inland Passage 8 On the River 9 In the Wake of the Teasel 10 Down to Yarmouth 11 Into Southern Waters 12 Hildegard 13 Baggywrinkle 14 The People of the Shallows 15 Coniston Water 16 Loch Shuna 17 Don't Sail to Lundy in an Easterly 18 Caracole and After 19 Avel Dro 20 Into the West 21 An Unsettled Summer 22 Coasting in September 23 The Last Great Wild River of Europe 24 The Challenge in the Pertuis 25 Capsize! 26 The Backwaters of Venice Epilogue ...
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Roger Barnes is President of the Dinghy Cruising Association, and lives out his passion year round, exploring beautiful and remote places in his dinghy
Avel Dro. For many years, he had a monthly column in
Dinghy Sailing Magazine,
and he also writes for
Classic Boat and
Watercraft. He is the author of
The Dinghy Cruising Companion, published by Adlard Coles Nautical.
