Dragged Aboard: A Cruising Guide for a Reluctant Mate
Year: 1998 Language: English Author: Don Casey Genre: Handbook Publisher: W. W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC Edition: First ISBN: 0-393-04653-2 Format: PDF Quality: Scanned pages Pages count: 199 Description: Don Casey carefully, cheerfully explains what life afloat is all about, from the mundane to the magical. The first book to address the fears and hesitations of reluctant mates whose husbands have caught the cruising bug. The adventure of sailing over the horizon is a widely held dream. Yet for every couple that goes cruising, thousands stay behind because only one partner is infected with this dream. Dragged Aboard addresses only the interests of the reluctant partner: Is cruising safe? Healthy? Can I be comfortable? What will we eat? Can I be reached in an emergency? What can I take? With such essential questions honestly answered, it's possible to realize that you don't have to like sailing to get hooked on the cruising lifestyle. Amazon.com Review Here's the fantasy: lots of people dream of sailing the world without a care. And here's the reality: hesitant partners scuttle the vast majority of these reveries. Casey's genial primer, born out of the clash between his own sea legs and his wife's preference for land, is, essentially, a guide for sailing couples, but it addresses issues faced by anyone a little antsy about hoisting anchor. And with gentle, encouraging, and useful advice, it casts doubt off the end of the gangplank. Casey writes quite nicely of cruising's joys--"To those with sufficient imagination, a boat with overnight accommodations is much more than just a floating second home. It is a magic carpet, a gold pass to the world beyond the horizon"--but this is less an ode than a presentation of pragmatics. Dragged Aboard addresses the fears that attend setting sail, and it explores the emotional ties--and potential eddies--between skipper and mate: "Don't expect sailing to bring out latent good qualities; it won't happen." It carefully ticks off the range of cruising practicalities, from preparation, communication, safety, and first aid to basic seamanship, keeping clean, and traveling with children. "There is no thrill on the planet quite like seeing your destination appear on the horizon after days at sea," he writes, and there is "only one way to truly know what that is like." Better, of course, to know it without being chained to the mast. --Jeff Silverman Additional info: Don Casey For the last three decades Don Casey has been America’s most consulted authority on care of and outfitting cruising sailboats, an unlikely evolution for a motorcycle and sports car devotee growing up 1,000 miles and more from an ocean. What initiated this trajectory was a 1970 National Geographic article. Don was in his last year at the University of Texas when the October issue landed in his mailbox. In text and stunning photos, it narrated the last leg of Robin Lee Graham’s five-year solo circumnavigation aboard a 24-foot sailboat.
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Dragged Aboard: A Cruising Guide for a Reluctant Mate
Language: English
Author: Don Casey
Genre: Handbook
Publisher: W. W. NORTON & COMPANY, INC
Edition: First
ISBN: 0-393-04653-2
Format: PDF
Quality: Scanned pages
Pages count: 199
Description: Don Casey carefully, cheerfully explains what life afloat is all about, from the mundane to the magical.
The first book to address the fears and hesitations of reluctant mates whose husbands have caught the cruising bug. The adventure of sailing over the horizon is a widely held dream. Yet for every couple that goes cruising, thousands stay behind because only one partner is infected with this dream. Dragged Aboard addresses only the interests of the reluctant partner: Is cruising safe? Healthy? Can I be comfortable? What will we eat? Can I be reached in an emergency? What can I take? With such essential questions honestly answered, it's possible to realize that you don't have to like sailing to get hooked on the cruising lifestyle.
Amazon.com Review
Here's the fantasy: lots of people dream of sailing the world without a care. And here's the reality: hesitant partners scuttle the vast majority of these reveries. Casey's genial primer, born out of the clash between his own sea legs and his wife's preference for land, is, essentially, a guide for sailing couples, but it addresses issues faced by anyone a little antsy about hoisting anchor. And with gentle, encouraging, and useful advice, it casts doubt off the end of the gangplank.
Casey writes quite nicely of cruising's joys--"To those with sufficient imagination, a boat with overnight accommodations is much more than just a floating second home. It is a magic carpet, a gold pass to the world beyond the horizon"--but this is less an ode than a presentation of pragmatics. Dragged Aboard addresses the fears that attend setting sail, and it explores the emotional ties--and potential eddies--between skipper and mate: "Don't expect sailing to bring out latent good qualities; it won't happen." It carefully ticks off the range of cruising practicalities, from preparation, communication, safety, and first aid to basic seamanship, keeping clean, and traveling with children. "There is no thrill on the planet quite like seeing your destination appear on the horizon after days at sea," he writes, and there is "only one way to truly know what that is like." Better, of course, to know it without being chained to the mast. --Jeff Silverman
Additional info: Don Casey
For the last three decades Don Casey has been America’s most consulted authority on care of and outfitting cruising sailboats, an unlikely evolution for a motorcycle and sports car devotee growing up 1,000 miles and more from an ocean. What initiated this trajectory was a 1970 National Geographic article. Don was in his last year at the University of Texas when the October issue landed in his mailbox. In text and stunning photos, it narrated the last leg of Robin Lee Graham’s five-year solo circumnavigation aboard a 24-foot sailboat.
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