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Self Sufficient Sailor
by Lin Pardey, Larry Pardey

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Author: Larry Pardey, Lin Pardey
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 1997-03
ISBN: 0964603675
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Pardey Books

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Book Review: Answers questions you wouldn't think to ask, but some things are outdated.
Summary: 5 Stars

This book covers a huge array of topics, including:
How to build a wooden mast and why you'd want to.
How to get your wife/girlfriend into sailing.
How to scull your boat (like an Italian gondola)
How a mechanical wind vane can steer your boat.
Different kinds of rudder and prop configurations to avoid.

It seems to be a collection of magazine articles they've written, so each chapter is about 6 pages, but that makes it very easy to read and hard to put down.

Out of date:
On one hand, I love how this book emphasizes self-reliance and not trusting your life to technology. On the other hand, it was last revised in 1997, before the worldwide boom of internet communications, cell phones and affordable satellite communications. I had a good chuckle when they mention how much easier it's been to communicate since the advent of the fax machine.

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