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"What Jimmy Cornell doesn't know about cruising isn't worth knowing."--"Yachting World
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'What Jimmy Cornell doesn't know about cruising isn't worth knowing' (Yachting World) One of the most influential cruising yachtsmen writing today, Jimmy Cornell has sailed over 200,000 miles in more than thirty years on the oceans, including three circumnavigations and voyages to the Arctic and Antarctic. His successful guide to sailing around the world, World Cruising Routes, has helped many aspirational voyagers turn their dreams into reality and follow in his footsteps. In this new book, Jimmy tells the story of his own travels in great detail. Decades of offshore sailing experience are distilled into this colourful account, which is packed with valuable observations, spiced up with entertaining anecdotes, and illustrated with brilliant photos from along the way. Much more than just an exciting report of his adventures, Jimmy draws on his experiences to share practical tips for those inspired to follow his example, along with important technical information.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
A Passion for the Sea. The renown cruising sailor, organizer of great sailing events, journalist and author of bestselling factual books on cruising, Jimmy Cornell, has recently again written about sailing, but a bit differently. "I decided to abandon my usual style of impartial factual reporting...Instead I decided to focus primarily on my personal experience" he writes. The result is a charming and literary enjoyable mixture of autobiography, philosophy of sailing, cruising narrative, and personal opinions of boats, equipment, sailing, and, not forgetting, dealing with the crew. Everything is based on an exceptionally rich experience. He says: "Bearing in mind all the miles I have sailed in recent years, my solutions may not be perfect but they have the great merit that they worked and, at sea, this is what counts". Having sailed with him I wholeheartedly agree.
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Format:Hardcover
Although no book can replace the experience which is gained only by getting out to sea, you will find this book to be a great companion and an endless source of information. If you are a cruising sailor "A passion for the Sea" will answer any technical question you may have and if you are not yet one Jimmy's book will be such an inspirational driving force that you will hardly be able to resist getting up from your harmchair and go out to join the nearest sailing club. Every single page speaks of his fantastic life both on land and at sea. Once you start reading, it will be difficult to put it aside. Great book!!!
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This is an excellent book and very different from Jimmy Cornell's more well-known books "World Cruising Routes" and "World Cruising Destinations". "A Passion for the Sea" is a bit hard to describe because the book is packed with stories, advice and tips from Cornell's lifetime of cruising. Not only does the author draw on his experience from three circumnavigations and voyages to the Arctic and Antarctic, but he also shares lessons from some of cruising's institutions which he founded: the Atlantic Rally for Cruising, World Cruising Rallies and Noonsite.
As another reviewer mentioned, it is a great book to pick up, open anywhere and read. And each time you open it, you will learn something new. I certainly enjoy it for the stories - of voyages and ports, of cruising as a family, and of Cornell's early pre-sailing years in Romania and England. Cornell's life was excellent reading even before he first set sail, and even my non-boating family members and friends have been very moved by this section of the book. I particularly enjoyed reading about the preparations for and trip to Antarctica on Aventura III (great photos!).
But "A Passion for the Sea" is also filled with practical advice about all aspects of sailing and cruising. Want to know how Cornell anchors? He tells you. What system of watches does he use when sailing with family or crew? He details what he does and why. What does he carry in his abandon ship bag? What does he do when he lays up the boat ashore or afloat? What gear does he consider essential? How did they educate their children aboard? What criteria has he used in choosing his boats? I think it might take you years to fully absorb the full range of practical advice offered in "A Passion for the Sea". Many chapters offer lists of Tips or To Dos for various situations.
Perhaps this might be the best way to describe "A Passion for the Sea": It is as if you were invited to crew with Jimmy Cornell, learning as you traveled the many skills needed to be a successful world cruiser. Cornell is generous in sharing the experiences from 200,000 miles of cruising that inform his decisions. But there is always time aboard for great stories - the ones that inspire us to get out there and visit the many ports that Cornell introduced us to.
As another reviewer mentioned, it is a great book to pick up, open anywhere and read. And each time you open it, you will learn something new. I certainly enjoy it for the stories - of voyages and ports, of cruising as a family, and of Cornell's early pre-sailing years in Romania and England. Cornell's life was excellent reading even before he first set sail, and even my non-boating family members and friends have been very moved by this section of the book. I particularly enjoyed reading about the preparations for and trip to Antarctica on Aventura III (great photos!).
But "A Passion for the Sea" is also filled with practical advice about all aspects of sailing and cruising. Want to know how Cornell anchors? He tells you. What system of watches does he use when sailing with family or crew? He details what he does and why. What does he carry in his abandon ship bag? What does he do when he lays up the boat ashore or afloat? What gear does he consider essential? How did they educate their children aboard? What criteria has he used in choosing his boats? I think it might take you years to fully absorb the full range of practical advice offered in "A Passion for the Sea". Many chapters offer lists of Tips or To Dos for various situations.
Perhaps this might be the best way to describe "A Passion for the Sea": It is as if you were invited to crew with Jimmy Cornell, learning as you traveled the many skills needed to be a successful world cruiser. Cornell is generous in sharing the experiences from 200,000 miles of cruising that inform his decisions. But there is always time aboard for great stories - the ones that inspire us to get out there and visit the many ports that Cornell introduced us to.
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