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Title: Going Foreign : Cruising Abroad for the First Time
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication Date: 2010
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1408126753
ISBN 13: 9781408126752
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Very Good
Weight: 0.679 pounds

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Many reasonably experienced coastal sailors (and motorboaters) find theprospect of sailing their boat to the continent appealing yet daunting.There are so many additional aspects that all need to be taken intoaccount and complied with that it can seem a forbidding prospect. Thishighly illustrated, accessible and user friendly book takes the boaterthough all the appropriate aspects in a hand-holding fashion, to dispelthe mystique, and present the undertaking as one that is eminentlyachievable by anyone with basic boat-handling skills and navigationalknowledge.Topicscovered : Navigation, Tides, Planning, Crew briefing, Safetyinformation, Man Overboard drills, Obtaining weather information,Watchkeeping, Provisioning, Engine checks, Bureaucracy and form fillingand much more.With this book to hand, both skipper and crewwill be well prepared to tackle all aspects of taking their own boat toforeign waters for what sh

About the Author

Barry Pickthall was for many years the Yachting Correspondent for The Times and a prolific author and columnist. He has sailed for many years aboard other people's boats but had never skippered his own boat across to Continental Europe. His first time was an eye-opener and this book is his account of the journey.

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