Cruising for Cowards

Cruising for Cowards brings one of the most popular reference books for cruising sailors in a current expanded form, an invaluable resource for both veterans and newcomers to the cruising life, whether coastal or offshore. Buying a new boat? Have equipment or provisioning concerns? Feel ambivalent about boating? Cruising for Cowards is packed with practical, current information from experienced cruisers. It includes design and construction criteria, electronics and communications choices and electrical information. It gives equipment and maintenance suggestions for on deck and below; provisioning and health suggestions; safety at sea and security information; route planning and weather, tips for arrival and travel ashore; information for children and pets; and much more that will make cruising for all on board a guaranteed success. This is a candid, current, readable book with Harold Allanson's cartoons delightfully realistic of the lifestyle