Knox-Johnston on Sailing
Robin Knox-Johnston, "Knox-Johnston on Sailing"
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0470972513 | EPUB | pages: 224 | 0.3 mb
English | 2010 | ISBN: 0470972513 | EPUB | pages: 224 | 0.3 mb
One of Britain’s greatest living sailors shares a collection of distilled wisdom, acute observation and fascinating anecdotes. This book is a collection of provoking, insightful and perceptive pieces of writing by Robin Knox-Johnston. His forthright and compelling views are based on a wealth of experience and expertise. The spotlight of his steely gaze falls upon the great ocean races and the brave men and women who compete in them. He considers the lessons of seamanship he learned over hundreds of thousands of miles at sea and he looks ahead, considering the future of sailing for racing and cruising yachtsmen. This will entertain and inform in equal measure. A comprehensive index makes this a useful work of reference as well as a wonderful title which can be dipped into at leisure.
Table of Contents
Foreword
Preface
Going places
Sailing solo
Safety at sea
Life on board
Ocean rescue
The Southern Ocean
Sailing and the wider world
Hazards of the oceans
The changing face of sailing
Index