Description
Yacht broker and freelance writer Degnon's breezy account of his extended voyage provides entertaining adventure and a refresher course in geography. One unidentified year, with Celia Lowe as crew mate, he set out from New England in Taku, a 41-foot ketch; first stop, the Caribbean, where they picked up additional crew before sailing throught he Panama Canal and on to Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga, and Fiji. In everyport they met other yachties-long-distance, blue-water cruising has its own culture. They spent six months in New Zealand, fitting Taku and sightseeing. Next, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guines and Australia where they has a rough time finding theor way through the Great Barrier Reef in a storm. Then they headed home via Indonesia (Bali), the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Publishers Weekly
Reviews
Yacht broker and freelance writer Degnon's breezy account of his extended voyage provides entertaining adventure and a refresher course in geography. One unidentified year, with Celia Lowe as crew mate, he set out from New England in Taku, a 41-foot ketch; first stop, the Caribbean, where they picked up additional crew before sailing through the Panama Canal and on to Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. In every port they met other "yachties"; long-distance, blue-water cruising has its own culture. They spent six months in New Zealand, fitting Taku and sightseeing. Next, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia, where they had a rough time finding their way through the Great Barrier Reef in a storm. Then they headed home via Indonesia (Bali), the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Everything that can happen on a cruise did: equipment failure, groundings, split sails, storms. Sailors will cherish this book. Photos. * Publishers Weekly *
...a lively and inspiring account of a seven-year circumnavigation and of personal growth. * Cruising World *
like a fresh breeze after a calm, Sails Full and By is a grass-roots adventure in the tradition of Mark Twain and a pleasing read. * Sail Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9780924486753
Author Dom Degnon
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Sheridan House
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm
Reviews
Yacht broker and freelance writer Degnon's breezy account of his extended voyage provides entertaining adventure and a refresher course in geography. One unidentified year, with Celia Lowe as crew mate, he set out from New England in Taku, a 41-foot ketch; first stop, the Caribbean, where they picked up additional crew before sailing through the Panama Canal and on to Tahiti, Samoa, Tonga and Fiji. In every port they met other "yachties"; long-distance, blue-water cruising has its own culture. They spent six months in New Zealand, fitting Taku and sightseeing. Next, the Solomon Islands, Papua New Guinea and Australia, where they had a rough time finding their way through the Great Barrier Reef in a storm. Then they headed home via Indonesia (Bali), the Red Sea and the Suez Canal. Everything that can happen on a cruise did: equipment failure, groundings, split sails, storms. Sailors will cherish this book. Photos. * Publishers Weekly *
...a lively and inspiring account of a seven-year circumnavigation and of personal growth. * Cruising World *
like a fresh breeze after a calm, Sails Full and By is a grass-roots adventure in the tradition of Mark Twain and a pleasing read. * Sail Magazine *
Book Information
ISBN 9780924486753
Author Dom Degnon
Format Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint Sheridan House
Publisher Rowman & Littlefield
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 25mm
