Roger Barnes: Sailing the Shallows, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Sailing the Shallows
- The Lost Art of Cruising the Coast in a Small Boat
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- Verlag:
- Bloomsbury USA, 11/2025
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9781472983022
- Artikelnummer:
- 11067991
- Umfang:
- 304 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 454 g
- Maße:
- 230 x 190 mm
- Stärke:
- 25 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 25.11.2025
- Hinweis
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Klappentext
A beautifully written and illustrated manifesto for the simple joys of sailing a small boat, filled with useful advice and techniques.
Sailing a dinghy is your gateway to adventure. It requires little of you other than self-reliance and self-confidence, as well as a respect for the subtleties of the local climate and topography. Out at sea in a small boat, nature is not something to be observed disinterestedly: it batters and drenches you, refreshes and enlivens you.
Sailing the Shallows is a manifesto for a different attitude to sailing, far removed from the ostentation and complexity of modern-day yachting. Roger Barnes combines lyrical writing and beautifully drawn illustrations with simple and practical wisdom on experiencing the pure joy of being out on the water in a small boat. We accompany him on his early days afloat in the Lake District, paddling Hildegard ' the 'communist canoe' in France and undertaking more extreme passages (even capsizing) in his beloved Avel Dro. Along the way Roger weaves in advice on skills, techniques and lessons learned: this is a book to be read and re-read not just for the stories but the keen insights into small boat sailing techniques.
Sailing the Shallows describes a lifetime's journey towards the recognition that cruising in a dinghy is not an imperfect and provisional way to get afloat, but the purest and most perfect way to go sailing.
