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"An entertaining and instructive book for anyone planning a long distance cruise." -- Boat Mart September 2009
'...great photographs and plenty of sailing hints and tips.'
--Practical Boat Owner (December 2009)
'With its gorgeous photograph sections and fascination accounts of the places visited, this is a hugely enjoyable read for anyone thinking (or dreaming!) of an extended cruise.'
--Royal Naval Sailing Association (Winter 2009)
'Useful information on energy saving plus communications, choosing crew and how to start a new career as a charter skipper, as well as how to hitchhike round the world as crew.'
--Yachting Monthly (January 2010)
'It is a great trip' --Sailing - 2010
'...great photographs and plenty of sailing hints and tips.'
--Practical Boat Owner (December 2009)
'With its gorgeous photograph sections and fascination accounts of the places visited, this is a hugely enjoyable read for anyone thinking (or dreaming!) of an extended cruise.'
--Royal Naval Sailing Association (Winter 2009)
'Useful information on energy saving plus communications, choosing crew and how to start a new career as a charter skipper, as well as how to hitchhike round the world as crew.'
--Yachting Monthly (January 2010)
'It is a great trip' --Sailing - 2010
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A hippy Sell Up and Sail, this entertaining and inspiring book is more than just a cruising narrative - it is an instructive account showing how anyone can circumnavigate (or even sail for an extended period) without huge funds. Lars Hassler originally set off intending to sail for three years, but by judiciously using his funds, and topping them up by taking charter guests on cruises, he sailed around the world for ten years. Woven into the book is advice on costs, distances, timing, power needs, food and medication - in other words, the practicalities that everyone who sails needs to know about. And at the end, there is a forward-looking chapter providing advice on 'After the Circumnavigation - What Next?' With a Foreword by Jimmy Cornell and a gorgeous photo section, this is an enjoyable and useful read for anyone thinking, or dreaming, about making an extended cruise. 'Lars, the modern day Odysseus is in many respects an extraordinary person, a man who had the guts to chuck it all in and opt for a lifestyle that others dream of their entire lives Any reader planning to follow the author's example will find many useful tips on how to earn a living while cruising. Thank you Lasse!' From the Foreword by Jimmy Cornell
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Wasn't sure what to expect from this book and was ready for a dry read. The reality was a very pleasant surprise. The book is extremely well written and thought provoking leaving the reader with a) the temptation to sign up as paying crew on a yacht somewhere and b) an informative insight into the social and political landscape in various parts of the world - particularly the south pacific which is still an enigma to many of us.
I would thoroughly recommend the book to anybody interested in getting away on a boat or even people who just want to read about a traveller's perception of the world.
I would thoroughly recommend the book to anybody interested in getting away on a boat or even people who just want to read about a traveller's perception of the world.
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7 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Neither Informative Nor Uplifting
15 Feb 2011
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There are four reasons to read a book about sailing. Either is has technical information you want (e.g., Calder), it describes a route you'd like to sail or region you'd like to explore (the Pardeys), it recounts some harrowing tale (Kretchmer), or it contains some interesting philosophical rumminations (Raban). Occupation Circumnavigator has none of this. The language is devoid of any art and the stories are essentially anecdotes about the author's trips on his yacht Jennifer, with paying crew. While I find the idea of paying crew distasteful what I really didn't care for were his rather gossipy comments about his guests. There was nothing informative or uplifting about this book. I'd find something else.
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