Ocean Cruising on a Budget

by Anne Hammick

Book Overview

How to buy a small but good boat secondhand & cheap, & fix it up. How to buy provisions at wholesale prices, & stretch them during the cruise, but still eat royally. Which gear & instruments are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0071580123
• ISBN13: 9780071580120
• Release Date: January 1991
• Publisher: International Marine Publishing
• Length: 170 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

what a sailor!

This is one of my favorite books, and not because it has 'new information', covers multihulls etc. There's not a lot new about sailing anyway. But the portrait of the sailor seen in Anne - the caution, judgment, prudence; the careful weighing of risks and strategies to abate them; her firmness in instructing you that mechanical MUST be chosen over electronic aids in the dangers of the sea; the constant concern about economizing wisely - these are gifts the sea gives to character, and hers shines through brightly from her lovely, unassuming writing. Very highly recommended, esp. if you haven't been ruined by lots of money. S. Sittler

An excellent addition to your pre-cruising bookshelf

A good book if you're planning a cruise. Anne does a good job of laying down some guidelines for future cruisers, and although the dollar figures are a little out of date the information is no less valuable.

How to buy and equip an offshore sailboat for ocean passages

Many people who dream about voyaging with their own sailboat lose their dream as they wait to get enough funds together to actually buy a boat and the time to live aboard without an income. This book describes how you can buy and refit an older, seaworthy sailboat, and how to budget your funds while underway. Probably the most important lesson from this book is the basic equipment and skills required as a minimum for offshore travel by sailboat. Anne's book explains the most likely method for a cruiser on a budget to successfully break ties from land: through the purchase of a used, fiberglass monohull sailboat of about 30 feet in length. Her focus is on sailing from the British Isles to the Carribbean, and other parts of the Atlantic. The discussion includes what needs to be done to the typical "classic plastic" sailboat to make it ready for an Atlantic Crossing. After reading this book, you will want to move on to other books which focus on the details of navigation, provisioning, maintenance, etc., but this book will give you an excellent overview and help you build your plan.