I'll have to save this thread for when I need more books to read. I suspect I'll be busy with the boat for a while. I've read several Hal Roth books, which I found interesting, as his first one mirrors the trip a friend made about 40 years later in the early 2000s. I alternated chapters between the Hal Roth "Two on a Big Ocean" and my friend's blog of the same areas, giving some interesting comparatives to how much or little has changed in 40 years. My friend (Nick Coghlan, a teacher of mine from school) has a blog at http://www.bosunbird.com which includes his two circumnavigations. I am about to read his book "Winter in Fireland". I'm not a fan of the cold, so I won't be attempting this... :)
On Fri, Apr 26, 2019 at 8:48 AM Thomas Delaney via CnC-List < cnc-list@cnc-list.com> wrote: > Hi Al, > > I too have enjoyed Kretschmer's books. On his recommendation, and to > your point about sailing in Puget Sound, have you read PASSAGE TO > JUNEAU by Jonathan Raban? Simply sublime. READY ABOUT by G. Peabody > Gardner was another great read focusing on Maine and Nova Scotia. > > Anyone else have any must-read sailing book suggestions? > > Thanks, > Tom > > -- > Snow Goose > 35-1 > City Island, NY > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Allan Hester <allanhes...@hotmail.com> > To: "cnc-list@cnc-list.com" <cnc-list@cnc-list.com> > Cc: > Bcc: > Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 14:34:09 +0000 > Subject: Stus-List Offshore boat > > > > A very interesting thread with some excellent comments and insight. > > I enjoy reading offshore cruising books by such people as John > Kretschmer which stir my imagination, so the thought of taking my C&C > 35 Mk 3 offshore is in the back of my mind. A cruise down the coast to > San Francisco, San Diego and eventually to south america and/or to > Hawaii would be fabulous but in reality its not likely to happen. > > Preparing the boat and learning all the necessary skills would be a > tall order. In the meantime I would be missing out on cruising one of > the most beautiful cruising areas in the world. > >From Puget Sound to the BC Caost, west coast of Vancouver island and > Alaska I think I will have enough to keep me busy and interested for > decades. > > I like what Josh had to say, "I say buy the boat that fits where you > are sailing now. Not where you think you will be sailing in the > future." > Very well said Josh. > > I agree with that sentiment. For me and my needs a C&C 35 is ideal. > Its a fine sailing boat, she carries 80 US gallons of water and with a > few jerry jugs I can easily carry 40 gallons of fuel. > She is outfitted with solar panels, Espar heater, sound sytem and > other creature comforts to extend the sailing season and be > comfortable at anchor. At 35 feet I am more likely to find a slip in > a marina during peak season than a larger vessel and the costs of > running a 35 foot boat are considerably less than a larger boat. The > C&C 35 works for me. > > On a related side note there is a 76 year young British woman named > Jeanne Socrates currently on her 2nd solo, non-stop circumnavigation. > She completed her 1st at the age of 70 and holds the record as the > oldest female to have done so. She hails from Victoria, BC and is > expected to complete her journey in early July. She maintains an > excellent blog and does interviews while at sea. She is currently > south of Australia and 18,000 NM into her trip. If interested her > website and blog are here: > > https://svnereida.com/ > > Al H. > C&C 35 Mk 3 > Pacific Ranger > Vancouver, BC > > _______________________________________________ > > Thanks everyone for supporting this list with your contributions. Each > and every one is greatly appreciated. If you want to support the list - > use PayPal to send contribution -- https://www.paypal.me/stumurray > > -- Shawn Wright shawngwri...@gmail.com
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