Sailing around britain book

More people sail round britain than you might think, and these days theyre likely to take inspiration and practical advice from roger olivers popular book, practical boat owners guide to sailing around the uk and ireland. A 17 part series documenting nathan whitworths attempt at sailing around britain on a 21 ft mk1 corribee, called kudu. More people sail round britain than you might think, and these days theyre likely to take inspiration and practical advice from roger olivers popular book, practical boat owners guide to sailing around the uk and ireland roger has circumnavigated the uk twice, solo, in his sadler 25 jalina, and wrote the book after his pbo articles about his grown up gap year were a hit with. Sailing around britain ebook by kim sturgess rakuten kobo. Reaching the age of fifty focused the mind and he decided to sail around. Crewing around the world by alison muir bennett 6th edit. Six hours sailing at 5 knots gives distance travelled of around 30 miles. This trip had to be more than just a year bumming around on boats. We had a fantastic time and urge others to take on the uk cruising sailors ultimate doorstep challenge. I have a tape of round britain whizz done by an raf hawk.

Download pdf around britain by canal book full free. This book tells the quirky travellers narrative of the voyage and visits to fortyeight towns. My name is brian munro,and for a long time now, i have harboured ambitions of an extended sailing trip. Reaching the age of fifty focused the mind and he decided to sail around britain. It may just be my natural contrariness, but when i sail round britain i will absolutely not read anybody elses book of how to sail round britain. Sailing around britain by kim sturgess waterstones. If we want to really sail around the british isles, rather than cover the. Sturgess was a weekend sailor, but upon reaching 50 he decided to embark on an adventure. Instead on focusing on the sailing and the experience we get a constant moan about what the author thinks is wrong with, well everything. In 2003, macarthur set up the ellen macarthur trust now the ellen macarthur cancer trust, a registered charity, to take young people, aged between 8 and 24 inclusive, sailing to help them regain their confidence on their way to recovery from cancer, leukaemia and other serious illnesses. Read sailing around britain by kim sturgess for free with a 30 day free trial. Oct 17, 2017 sailing around britain by kim sturgess, 9781912177059, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Read unlimited books and audiobooks on the web, ipad, iphone and android. Sailing around britain, sailing round britain, britian, log, skippers notes, hr352, hr, circumnavigate, british isles, sam steele, uk and ireland circumnavigators guide, libby purves, one summers grace.

A bestseller when it was first published, the great circle is a novel about a yacht race of the same name. The sailing round britain voyage continued south through the irish. The round britain and ireland double handed yacht race was established in 1966 and is held every four years starting and finishing in plymouth, england. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. This book tells the quirky travellers narrative of the voyage. Armed with this book your understanding of the laser sailing techniques will grow and your results will improve. Planning sailing 900 miles from the sea continue reading.

A weekend sailor s voyage in 50 day sails making waves paperback november 17, 2017 by kim sturgess author. This tremendous book presents both tom and brians enormous knowledge of catamaran sailing, and the industry as a whole, as well as conveying their passion for and dedication to the sport. Jerome with his three men in a boat and joshua slocums sailing alone around the world, kim shares his thoughts and struggles, recounting how easy it is for anyone to become an adventurer here at home. Trump 1 hitler,the arctic convoys book and donald j keep. Coastal sailing around britain, the tide is king and a favourable tidal flow provides six hours of a free lift. Around britain by canal available for download and read online in other formats. After 5 years and 33,000 miles he returns with a wife and daughter. Sailing means different things to different people. To some, its all about the competitive cut and thrust of the racing circuit and the camaraderie of the club bar. Peterhead at last appears around yet another headland. Immerse yourself in one of these 10 sailing novels this. Practical boat owners sailing around the uk and ireland. Sailing holidays around britain who needs france, greece or the caribbean when the uk can offer all that you need for great sailing holidays around britain.

Who needs france, greece or the caribbean when the uk can offer all that you need for great sailing holidays around britain. A captivating fiction sailing story of a couple caught up in a terrorist battle. Roger oliver, a passionate sailor, explains his indepth passage planning, boat preparations, weather. Adventurers halve record for sailing around britain in a dinghy this article is more than 5 years old jeremy warren and phil kirk encountered whirlpools, bombers and seals during 33day voyage in. Answering all of the important questions, this book shows not just how to sail an. If you want to enjoy catamaran sailing, and improve your skills, i thoroughly recommend this book. An inspiring personal narrative of a weekend sailors circumnavigation of britain in 50 days sails and 1 night passage. These five non fiction reads will entertain you, inspire you, fascinate you and teach you all there is to know about the history of sailing. With the tide providing another 1 to two knots, actual distance travelled is closer to 40 miles. This year, i plan to sail around britain again to raise valuable monies for both a charity and in the name of a person close to my heart, george peggie senior. Jul 11, 2016 sailing around britain my name is brian munro. He is walking and taking trains and meeting people along the way, staying in guest houses that were and in some cases may still be, quintessentially english seaside. Of course not sailing but all ocean stuff is patrick robinsons whole series. Having read roger olivers sailing around the uk and ireland i conclude that it is a very useful book to have when planning and executing this trip with reference to entering and leaving the particular ports, marinas and anchorages that he chose to visit.

While many cruising sailors would not contemplate a 1900. Trump 1 hitler,the arctic convoys book and donald j. Sailing round britain solo in dark star leisure 27. I read the book and was struck by the similarities. Synopsis this new book, based on a highly successful series of articles in practical boat owner magazine, is a detailed practical guide to sailing around the uk all by means of day sails. Sailing in britain a rich maritime heritage and miles of. Sailing round britain, whether fully crewed, shorthanded or singlehanded, is an aspiration held by many. Sailing the freedom and the pleasure of feeling the wind and the water in your face is unbeatable. Your first sail round britain will probably be maritime reconaissance. The plan sailing around britain 2012 in dawntreader. A journey alone around the world by sail and by foot by james baldwin. Welcome to sailing books the dedicated online nautical book store for sailing and nautical books, cruising guides, pilots, sailing and navigation charts and navigation. While many cruising sailors would not contemplate a 1900 nautical mile voyage.

Dec 10, 2012 this sailing classic, first published in 1985, is now available as an ebook. What you really need to know to undertake a cruise around the british isles can actually be summed up in seven words. Learning how to sail can open the doors to a huge range of read more. The junior sailing course at sgba ended yesterday and the youngsters probably learnt more about the weather than sailing. Read sailing around britain a weekend sailors voyage in 50 day sails by kim sturgess available from rakuten kobo. Following the success of the first two ostars, herbert hasler proposed to the royal western yacht club that there should be a two. The pilot book warned that it is a very busy commercial port and cannot be entered without permission. A day on the boat begins at around 7am, when the combination of ropes and waves knocking against the hull forces me out of my cosy sleeping bag and into the cold heads. Welcome to sailing books the dedicated online nautical book store for sailing and nautical books, cruising guides, pilots, sailing and navigation charts and navigation instruments. This trip had to be more than just a year bumming aro. Jul 02, 2014 adventurers halve record for sailing around britain in a dinghy this article is more than 5 years old jeremy warren and phil kirk encountered whirlpools, bombers and seals during 33day voyage in. The sailing books spring sale offers great discounts on large numbers of nautical books, pilots, cruising guides, sailing dvds, nautical charts, chart plotting navigation instruments and nautical gifts. Sailing around britain a weekend sailors voyage in 50 day sails. I had a massive interest in sailing around britain and was excited to read something, anything, by someone who had already done this.

Sailing events uk celebrate britains maritime history. This book, based on a highly successful series of articles in practical boat owner magazine, is a detailed practical guide to sailing around the uk all by means. The pilot book warned that it is a very busy commercial. If youve never sailed the high seas, but still long to feel the pleasure of doing so, reading about sailing and great voyages might be the next best thing. Roger oliver this new book, based on a highly successful series of articles in practical boat owner magazine, is a detailed practical guide to sailing around the uk all by means of day sails. Classic sailing office is in cornwall and down here in the sw almost every seaside village holds nautical events in the summer from gig boat rowing races to classic boat regattas, flotilla gatherings or one design yacht racing. Boats of ktl sailors bridlington brough centaur cuisine duck punt dylan winter dylan winter sailing around britain ktl hunter minstrel gunter rig dylan winter sailing around britain ktl keep turning left hunter minstrel gunter rig east coast evinrude outboard firth of forth gaffers gunter rig hunter minstrel katie l lady yacht club maldon. Chris tibbs talks us through the weather whys and wherefores. Theroux is travelling around britains coastline in 1981 when the falklands war broke out.

From strong winds to stunning scenery, britain has it all when it comes to affordable getaways that whole families can. Sailing around britain by kim sturgess, 9781912177059, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sailing round britain and ireland is one of those dream passages often discussed in yacht club bars far and wide. He cruised small yachts around britain and europe from sweden to spain. Pdf around britain by canal download full pdf book download. Adventurers halve record for sailing around britain in a. On april 28, 20, posted by anna, in sailing, with no comments. Sailing around britain by kim sturgess book read online scribd.

Buy practical boat owners sailing around the uk and ireland. There are four compulsory stops of fortyeight hours at kinsale, barra, lerwick and lowestoft. Sailing has come a long way in terms of technology and creature comforts since the authors voyages more than 30 years ago with her husband, chris knight, aboard leucothea, their bermuda 30 ketch. A weekend sailors voyage in 50 day sails paperback 25 nov 2014 by. Jerome with his three men in a boatand joshua slocums sailing alone around the world, kim shares his thoughts and struggles, recounting how easy it is for anyone to become an adventurer here at home. Mar 18, 2020 sailing the freedom and the pleasure of feeling the wind and the water in your face is unbeatable. Reading while sailing, reading about sailing, reading about sailing while sailing. While many cruising sailors would not contemplate a.

To this end, i decided that a circumnavigation of britain would be appropriate. Sturgess, then past his fiftieth year, undertook his first major sailing adventure a voyage around britain. How to sail around the world and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. This expedition is not particularly difficult, provided the boat is seaworthy and the skipper reasonably competent. Pdf around britain by canal download full pdf book. There is a particular poignancy, too, in one summers grace because of what happened later. In 1965, 16yearold robin lee graham set off from california in 24footer on a solo roundtheworld voyage. Incidentally, i really like the book and i think libby purves is one of the best sailing authors around. Click on the images for details of each weekly blog. While many cruising sailors would not contemplate a 1900 nautical mile voyage, he broke the voyage into a series of day sails, making it an achievable ambition for him, largely singlehanded, and for many other weekend sailors who might dream of sailing around their home island. Sailing around britain is a dream for many sailors and it was for kim sturgess. May 23, 2017 trump 1 hitler,the arctic convoys book and donald j this is about dylan winters blog, sailing around britain.

Sturgess was a weekend sailor, but upon reaching 50 he decided to. Readers can only hope that baldwin will provide us with one in another finely written book about his subsequent sailing as well as landbased. The spring sale must end on 14th april 2020 and all items in the sale are featured at the bottom of the home page in specials. From strong winds to stunning scenery, britain has it all when it comes to affordable getaways that whole families can enjoy. Download pdf practical boat owner s sailing around the uk and ireland book full free. Dame ellen patricia macarthur dbe born 8 july 1976 is a retired english sailor, from whatstandwell near matlock in derbyshire, now based in cowes, isle of wight macarthur is a successful solo longdistance yachtswoman. This is not the classic sailing documentary, this is a warts and all real. Best books for sailors, sailing, and cruising cruising world.