Practical Boat Owner

Cruising comforts

My favourite how-to book is an ancient edition of the Glenans sailing manual. There are thoughtful essays on boat handling, navigation, and careening (in the Glenans world you sit at the top of the mast until the whole thing lies on its side, and stand on the keel to scrape the bottom).

There is also an excellent essay on the quantity of wine and whisky desirable on (if I remember rightly) a 22ft

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