- Paperback: 304 pages
- Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical; New Ed edition (29 Jun 2001)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0713659076
- ISBN-13: 978-0713659078
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13.8 x 2.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,028,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Bernard Moitessier is considered one of the greatest blue water sailors of the 20th century. Best known, perhaps, for abandoning the Sunday Times Golden Globe singlehanded round the world race when in the lead, in order to make almost another complete circumnavigation (the same race in which Donald Crowhurst's boat was found mid Atlantic after his suicide) he was already a legend in the making. This book is Moitessier's first, and it tells the story very charmingly of his shipwreck in the Indian Ocean after a monumental monsoon and how he built himself a new boat from scratch with no boat plans, power tools or financial resources in just 9 months. He made his own rope from nylon scraps found on the quay, built his own galvanized steel water tanks and sewed his own sails. With a commentary by Adlard Coles on heavy weather sailing, Sailing to the Reefs offers a treasury of practical hints for the self-reliant sailor and an entertaining read for armchair cruisers.
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Bernard Moitessier became a legend not only among sailors for his incredible sailing feats, but also among ecologists and others for his commitment to transforming and improving the world. He wrote three other books, Cape Horn; The Logical Route, Tamata and the Alliance and The Long Way, the last one available from Adlard Coles Nautical. Bernard Moitessier died in the summer of 1994.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
An excellent book detailing the ups and downs of life at sea for the infamous Frenchman (Moitessier). From the Indian Ocean to the Carribean, our friend has a few unscheduled meetings with rocks and reefs, builds himself a new boat, and between his long-distance passages spends rather a long time in each of his few ports of call. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the tropical locations that Moitessier visited in this book, where he gives the reader a colourful overview of the customs, the locals and the habitat. The author also gives the reader a comprehensive view of singlehanded sailing, adding plenty of detail about the sailing techniques he likes to use and writes about his ideas for improving life aboard.
If you enjoy reading cruising logs, then this one is a must!
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Often neglected after the popularity of The Long Way, this is the greater work in my view, and one which repays frequent re-reading or just a dip into it now and again. An adventure story written in a day before people 'created' their adventures with a view to book deals and sponsorship. You see the imprint of Joshua Slocum throughout the book and there is no higher compliment.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Have you read "The Long Way" by Moitessier?
26 July 2006
Format:Paperback
If not, read this, then read "The Long Way"- "Reefs" is an excellent prologue. Here is a younger Moitessier, who has no idea yet about a round-the-globe race, or does he? He has many theories of sailing, and only a little philosophy. For those who have read The Long Way, you can see the birth of Moitessier's most famous boat, the Joshua on the horizon, and with it the beginnings of Moitessier's sailing maturity. Touching, sad and funny, this book. Moitessier was not only an excellent sailor, he was an excellent story-teller.
4 of 5 people found the following review helpful
I'm going to read all of his books now...
14 Aug 2007
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A great window into the beginning of the nautical life of one of the most famous single-handed sailors ever. Told with a dose of humor, just the opposite of some of the sailing books you'll pick up, where the author is intent on seeming courageous and important with the first sentence. The sea is the star in this book, and Moitessier just wants to be close to it.
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