After 50,000 Miles

by Hal Roth

Book Overview

Hal and Margaret Roth have lived aboard their cruising yacht for many years, travelling over 50,000 miles across the oceans of the world, and facing many practical problems. This book provides... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393032027
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Length: 329 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.5" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

A "how to" book that doesn't claim to be one

After 50,000 was a book I read before I embarked on my own circumnavigation. As always, Hal Roth gets to the nitty gritty of his subject in an engaging way, and offers advice on every topic of concern to the sailing adventurer. From anchoring to food prep, this book will give any would-be adventurer concrete advice on how to prepare, what to take, and how to manage when you get there. It is a realistic look at the risks involved in crossing oceans in a small boat coupled with risk management strategies. From an age before satellite navigation, cell-phone-at-sea connections and daily blogs from the middle of the ocean, Roth demonstrates old fashioned self reliance. This is a worthwhile read for anyone contemplating shoving away from the safety of the land.Voices on the Wind

Damn good!

After 50,000 Miles: This was actually the first Hal Roth book I ever read -- I picked it up in a used book store and it was a fortunate acquisition! This is Hal's recounting of their cruising in the first "Whisper." Well worth the read. The things they go through, the problems, the good time -- it all paints a very engaging picture. Hal and his wife Margaret have had some really great adventures and their accounts are never dull. Their interests and the way they explore them, make a great read! What else can I say? Buy this book?

Damn good!

This was actually the first Hal Roth book I ever read -- I picked it up in a used book store and it was a fortunate acquisition! This is Hal's recounting of their cruising in the first "Whisper." Well worth the read. The things they go through, the problems, the good time -- it all paints a very engaging picture. Hal and his wife Margaret have had some really great adventures and their accounts are never dull. Their interests and the way they explore them, make a great read! What else can I say? Buy this book?