John, 1) The adventure aspect. What stimulated your emotions? What brought fun, excitment, contentment, beauty, satisfaction. Also, disappointment, frustration and anger. The major decisions, of course. In hindsight, what would you do again, or not do? Where to sail, who to sail with, where to leave the rig, etc. 2) The practical aspect. What tecniques worked for you, and may help others. I'm thinking especially of the everyday things that you may not think of, because they are so ordinary. And they may seem so ordinary that people wouldn't want to read about them. When reading someone's sailing story, I sometimes wonder: how did he/she clean off the anchor and rode. It must have been a mess. Did they have any techniques that may be helpful to me? What about refrigeration and meals? Trash accumulation? Costs are always interesting, too, especially if they were unusually low or high. I'm sure many of us wonder what it would cost to take such a trip.
Can't wait for publication!! Bill Riker M-15 #184 Storm Petrel -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] com]On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: December 26, 2003 9:48 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: M_Boats: Two questions I'm in the middle of writing a book about my trip last summer, and it turns out to be a daily series of decisions about what to include and what to leave out. I keep coming back to two basic questions that I could really use your help with. 1. What makes a sailing book really appeal to you? 2. What would you want to see in a book about a trailer-sailing trip? I plan to post this request on a few sites (Potters, San Juans and Montgomeries) and compile all the responses. Thanks for your help. John Edwards Miss T M17 # 372 _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats _______________________________________________ http://mailman.xmission.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/montgomery_boats
