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Copeland, Liza; Copeland, Andy

 
9780969769057: Cruising for Cowards: A Practical A-Z for Coastal and Offshore Cruisers

Synopsis

Current, inspiring, a must read if you are dreaming of going coastal or offshore cruising! Cruising for Cowards is practical, invaluable resource for both veterans and newcomers to the cruising life. Buying a new boat? Have equipment or provisioning concerns? Feel ambivalent about boating? Cruising for Cowards is packed with information from experienced cruisers. It includes design and construction criteria, electronics and communications choices and electrical information. It gives equipment and maintenance suggestions for on deck and below; provisioning and health suggestions; safety at sea and security information; route planning and weather, tips for arrival and travel ashore; information for children and pets; and much more that will make cruising for all on board a guaranteed success. This is a candid readable book with Harold Allanson’s cartoons delightfully realistic of the lifestyle.

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À propos de l'auteur

Circumnavigator Liza Copeland grew up racing in the UK, ran charter boats in the Caribbean and now lives in Vancouver, BC. A former educational psychologist, she is now a full-time writer. She has written four best-selling cruising books about her family travels around the world and North and Central America, along with Cruising for Cowards, co-authored with husband Andy, an up to date, realistic text for coastal as well as offshore cruisers. She contributes to a variety of magazines and is a seminar speaker at major boat shows in the UK, US and Canada. The Copeland's Beneteau Bagheera has now logged 123,000 to 114 countries, with most recent miles spent enjoying the Canadian and US Pacific Northwest and Alaska. Please see the Copeland’s website at www.aboutcruising.com and their son’s interactive, online cruising discovery site www.yachtingsbest.com

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