 Price: $16.47
Features
Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang; illustrated edition edition May 1, 2007
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1584795670
ISBN-13: 978-1584795674
Product Dimensions:
8 x 7.4 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
Product Description
Product Description
Landlubbers joke that sailors are always wanting to head off to the ends of the earth, but Chris Santella takes that life-changing desire very seriously. In this, the third installment in his immensely successful “Fifty Places” series, Santella assembles a crew of the world’s greatest championship racers and professional adventurers and persuades them to disclose their favorite destinations around the globe.
Interviewees include some of the best-known men and women in the sport: Tom Whidden and Gary Jobson (members of the winning 1987 America’s Cup crew), Jeff Johnstone (of J-Boats), award-winning sailing writer Lin Pardy, and many others. The amazingly diverse places they’ve selected range from clubby East Coast ports (Marblehead, Annapolis), to idyllic tropical refuges (Ilha Grande, Brazil; the Polynesian atoll of Mopelia), to some of the most hair-raisingly treacherous waters on earth (Cape Horn).
Coastlines around the world—even Antarctica and the Arctic—are represented, and the chosen spots include some spectacular inland waters, such as the Bras d’Or Lakes and the North Channel of Lake Huron. For each of the 50 places, the sailor recommending the venue spins an entertaining yarn about his or her experience there, and each description is accompanied by a "make you want to go there now" photograph.
About The Author
CHRIS SANTELLA is a freelance journalist and the author of STC’s Fifty Places to Fly Fish Before You Die, Fifty Places to Play Golf Before You Die, and Fifty Favorite Fly-Fishing Tales. He lives in Portland, Oregon, with his wife and two daughters.
Owner Reviews
Obviously, Chris is not a sailor and was not intending for this book to purchased by sailors. There is not much information that sailors would find of importance such as the coordinates, good anchoring spots or even the nearest harbor. I received this as a gift, I never would have purchased it for myself. Photos are great, but lacking good information.
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