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Ksiązka zawiera: Foreword
Getting past go What I really want to know A day in the life...despite everything, it`s fun Life on earth - not burning all your bridges What is out there? A breaking wave of fear
The boat Built like a rock, so what if she sinks? One hull or two? Get a boat with a smile Fan fare Less is more
Preparation How do I phone the Samaritans? Oh goody, a crisis The best of friends One minute to midnight
Passage planning Shall we just go now? Plan in some fun A good read They probably sell screws in Spain Guardian angels don`t fix diesels
Crew There`s nowt so queer as folk A crewed commitment And then we were three Sweet music of the spheres Falling out with Freud and Jung A nagging question Cash-and-carry crisis Of course we were all equals The enemy within Hypothesis, antithesis, synthesis. Eureka! No corpses The ideal crew Crew postscript
Weather Average for Biscay The south is another country Forecasts - well, there`s another surprise! Becalmings to boast about Is this the trades? Ah, there`s the rub! A crossing of two halves Full speed ahead on the last lap A long way from Thames, Dover and Dogger Bank No one told me it would be this bad
Navigation and seamanship We should see land by now No more index error We have no time to stand and steer Watch out Scope to improve Kitbag New aerial routes
Sails Two of everything, three of some Roll up, roll up Main work Drive out that calm A sail for all seasons Hoist by hi-tech Hang about Trade in that rig Reefing and unreefing: we lay waste our hours
Entertainment and events Nothing is as it seems The empty sea and the sky Sweet treats Gone fishing Hoo are you?
Medicine Where`s the anaesthetic? Band aid - the ineluctable modality of motor dysfunction First aid - missing potions Worst aid - something we drank Thirst aid - more than a headache Pre-aid - shots in the arm
Places Spain Madeira and Porto Santo The Canaries Africa - off the chart Paradise
Is that it? I`m not going home yet And what about you?
So what is it like? This is the Caribbean chain Places I`ll remember An American dream North Americans cross oceans too
Appendices Appendix 1: ARCing about Appendix 2: Petronella: The boat Appendix 3: References
Index
Aldlard Coles Nautical 165 stron, oprawa miękka lakierowana ISBN: 0-7136-6711-7