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Beschreibung

Expert advice on how to find (and purchase and outfit) that safe, affordable, and responsive sailboat to take readers around the world, or around the bay

Unlike other books that go into fundamentals about rudder designs, etc., Bluewater Sailing for Any Budget concentrates on specific advice about the search process, the buying process, and final [...] centerpiece of the book is yacht delivery captain and marina owner James Elfer's analysis of 20 offshore-capable sailboats available for under [...]. This one-of-a-kind list of boats is based on an exhaustive survey of industry professionals, and the boats are readily available for purchase in most regions.

  • • Unique, well researched and well-founded list of capable boats• Includes first-person accounts from owners • Table of data for each boat, including important capsize number (an indicator of stability)• Multiple photos and lines plans

Expert advice on how to find (and purchase and outfit) that safe, affordable, and responsive sailboat to take readers around the world, or around the bay

Unlike other books that go into fundamentals about rudder designs, etc., Bluewater Sailing for Any Budget concentrates on specific advice about the search process, the buying process, and final [...] centerpiece of the book is yacht delivery captain and marina owner James Elfer's analysis of 20 offshore-capable sailboats available for under [...]. This one-of-a-kind list of boats is based on an exhaustive survey of industry professionals, and the boats are readily available for purchase in most regions.

  • • Unique, well researched and well-founded list of capable boats• Includes first-person accounts from owners • Table of data for each boat, including important capsize number (an indicator of stability)• Multiple photos and lines plans
Über den Autor

Jim Elfers has been a United States Coast Guard licensed mariner for 30 years and has spent his entire career in the marine industry.During this time has worked as a yacht captain, marine surveyor, boatyard operator, and marina manager with over 50,000 miles logged on various oceans. He is the author of The Baja Bash cruising guide, a former columnist for The San Diego Log, and currently works as a marine surveyor in Northern California. His professional website is at [...]

Inhaltsverzeichnis
Foreword
One/Stalking the Dream
Two/The Goldilocks Cruiser
Three/The Search Begins
Four/The Art of the Deal
Five/The List--Is Life!
Appendix: Case Study in Sailboat Shopping--Finding Dream Keeper
Reading List for Bluewater Sailors
Acknowledgements
Resources
Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2014
Genre: Importe, Sport
Produktart: Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik: Hobby & Freizeit
Thema: Wassersport& Segeln
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9780071808033
ISBN-10: 0071808035
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Elfers
Hersteller: McGraw-Hill
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 235 x 191 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Elfers
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.12.2014
Gewicht: 0,345 kg
Artikel-ID: 105198334