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[Author] John Kretschmer [Genre] Non-Fiction [Rating] ** [Description] (Bradley) John is an extremely well respected sailor author, but this book has two faults in my opinion. One, it is written almost exclusively for those who are serious sailors or those thinking about purchasing a boat and heading offshore. This book not for the general public Two and more importantly – I disagree with so much of what he says and how often he ends up in bad weather. That is not to say that for those thinking of purchasing a boat, there is not some excellent information and insights in the book. It is just that I fear those just joining the cruising world might get the wrong idea on some critical issues. I also believe John missed a key cruising sailboat, Oyster, that have clearly demonstrated they are ocean capable. I do not believe there is any other brand of boat that has so many circumnavigations under its hulls. Why he elected to leave this boat out, I do not know, but I suspect it may be a price issues. There are far better sailing books to spend one’s time on. [Date Reviewed] 2014-10 [Title] 
Sailing A Serious Ocean
Books – 2-Star | Shear Madness
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