Sail Away!: A Guide to Outfitting and Provisioning for Cruising

Sail Away! A Guide to Outfitting and Provisioning for Cruising, 2nd Edition Chosen as a Main Selection by the International Marine Book Society, this bestselling book by the Shards has become a classic guide for cruising sailors. The book gives tried and true methods for preparing yourself and your boat for comfortable long-term cruising. It includes many useful checklists, tables and questionnaires to help you determine your own cruising style and to design routines that work best for you. Special lay-flat waterproof binding for quick reference on board.

Paul and Sheryl Shard have been cruising internationally since 1989 aboard their self-built Classic 37 sailboat, the Two-Step. They have travelled to over 35 countries and colonies around the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean and Mediterranean Seas, have 40,000 nautical miles under the keel, and have crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times with just the two of them as crew.

The Shards are best known for their award-winning television documentaries. They are the producers and hosts of the internationally syndicated sailing adventure TV series, Distant Shores, also available on DVD, which follows their voyages. They have hosted and produced or co-produced over 45 sailing and nature documentaries that have been broadcast in many countries around the world on Discovery Channel and Travel Channel and in Canada on W Network, the New Network, and CLT (Canadian Learning Television).