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What
Others Are Saying
Ready
for Sea! is a comprehensive handbook about how to
prepare a sailboat for extended cruising and living aboard.
The author considers the equipment, systems and
modifications that will transform a basic sailboat - one
already operational and of sound construction - into a long
range cruiser. There is a wide range of topics covered, from
the bare essentials to countless improvements on deck and
below, to safety afloat, electronics, and much more. The
outfitting checklists are the most thorough of their kind.
Ready for Sea! is well balanced, accurate, reliable
and exceedingly accessible. Pinney's voice is laidback and
engaging. The author's own cruising boats have ranged from
engineless gaff-riggers to systems-intensive contemporary
yachts, and his experience, earned from 150,000 nautical
miles under sail, is broader than that of most
cruisers. This is the perfect book for those who are
thinking about converting or upgrading a boat for use as a
long-term cruiser.
Bruce
Bingham illustrated Ready for Sea! with the eye
of a Naval Architect and the hand of a seasoned nautical
artist. Perhaps best known for his illustrated column in Cruising
World and his book, The Sailor's Sketchbook,
Bingham also designed the famous Flicka pocket cruiser and
the Trinka dinghy. His drawings in Pinney's book are crisp,
clear and self-explanatory.
Tor Pinney is an international yacht broker and a
worldwide dealer for Valiant Yachts offshore cruising
sailboats. He is also a U.S. Coast Guard licensed Ocean
Master, a former offshore delivery captain and Caribbean
charter skipper, and a world-cruising sailor of considerable
experience. He has lived aboard sailboats much of his adult
life. Tor's articles appear in national boating magazines in
the U.S. and abroad, including Cruising World, SAIL,
Yachting, Ocean Navigator, Latitudes & Attitudes,
Cruising Helmsman, Motorboat and Yachting, Yachting World
and others. He was last seen revisiting the Caribbean aboard
his 42' ketch, Silver Heels.
Herb
McCormick, former editor of Cruising World
magazine and yachting correspondent for The New York
Times, wrote, "For the fledgling cruising sailor
with long-distance dreams, Tor Pinney's entertaining writing
style, combined with his hard-earned experience gleaned from
tens of thousands of miles of ocean sailing, proves to be an
irresistible combination. From the top of the mast to the
bottom of the keel - and everywhere in between - with
considerable authority and crystal clarity, Ready for
Sea! dissects the essentials for the contemporary
voyaging sailboat."
More
Testimonials...
The
Author Writes:
"When I was a teenager, I was invited to go for a day
sail aboard a friend's family yacht, a 35' sloop, on the
Long Island Sound. The sail was exhilarating! A stiff breeze
and a white-capped chop brought the little ship to life. But
what really impressed me, what absolutely electrified my
young imagination the more I recognized its implications,
was what I discovered belowdecks. I had never before seen
the inside of a proper yacht that size. 'This is
incredible,' I thought. 'There's a kitchen, a desk and a
dining table, a bathroom, beds, books - why, YOU COULD
ACTUALLY LIVE IN ONE OF THESE...AND TRAVEL ALL OVER THE
WORLD!'
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"Well,
that was the beginning of the end. I was so moved by
the experience that from that day forward I've been
hopelessly obsessed with the idea, the lifestyle,
the freedom and pure joy of liveaboard cruising.
Now, after having lived aboard sailboats for a
couple of decades and logging nearly 150,000
nautical miles, I've summarized much of what I've
learned in Ready for Sea!
"This
book is about outfitting today's cruising sailboat
for long distance voyaging. In it we consider the
equipment, systems and modifications that transform
a basic "sail-away" boat - one already
operational and of sound construction - into a long
range cruiser thoroughly prepared to carry a
liveaboard crew across oceans to visit distant
shores."
Even
if your cruising is limited to short vacation
excursions, every captain strives to do all he can
to prepare himself and his ship for every
eventuality. The goal is to be safe, comfortable,
confident and self sufficient through good planning.
Ready for Sea! will help you achieve that
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House Publishers
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Dobbs Ferry, NY 10522 USA
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Phone 914-693-2410
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