By Way of the Wind: Refreshing, Amusing and Practical Inspiration for All Long-Distance Sailors -- And Those Who Dream about It!

by Jim Moore

Book Overview

The adventure begins when Jim Moore announces to his bride of two months that they will build a boat and sail to the South Pacific. Circumnavigating the world in a 36-foot sloop isn't generally regarded as an adventure to be taken lightly. However, lightly is just how Jim and Molly Moore took it and the story of their journey provides refreshing and amusing inspiration to all cruising sailors, actual or potential.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1574090038
• ISBN13: 9781574090031
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: Sheridan House
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Excellent circumnavigation story

The author has a comfortable and fluid writing style. He has a pleasant sense of humor. This book could have been longer as it skips too much of their voyage. The sequel is also excellent with the same gripe. Both have a lot of sailing terms, but those without the background can just ignore them.

A fun, fast read

I almost didn't buy this book based on the other reviews but that would have been a mistake. The writing ain't that bad. There's certainly worse out there. But then, this is not literature, it's a sailing story. Yes, he refers to his wife as the "mate" but so what? Technically that's correct. He also refers to her as miss "prim and proper" and other "cute" names befitting certain situations. Also, Jim Moore is human and he did some stupid things, like the event with the rifle. But who among us hasn't done something stupid (or several somethings?)All in all, it's a good read.

A 200 page vacation

Jim's writing style stands out from the usual sailing stories. Lots of detail, a bit of romance, a lot of humility, and a quirky sense of humour that keeps me grinning from the first paragraph to the last. We are building a cruising sailboat and this book is definitely one of the reasons! If you're looking for a sailing story that's a bit different, you've found it ion By Way of the Wind.

By way of the Wind by Jim Moore

very entertaining, wrote about all the things I wanted to hear about, reasonably detailed in expression, overall very good.

A readable narrative of sailing experiences.

If you are interested in cruising on a sailing yacht, "By Way of the Wind" is an excellent book to read. Jim Moore is certainly no heavyweight as an author, but he is forthright and clear in his description of events and discoveries that he and his wife made aboard their yacht.The book is basically his recounting of experiences as they bought a hull, finished and fitted it out, and then sailed around the world in it. This was done with no prior experience and very little training. They learned a few lessons the hard way and he shares some of those lessons in his book. Any person who is thinking about going cruising could learn a few things from his book that would help with deciding whether or not cruising is for them. Learning from the Moore's mistakes could also make a first voyage a little more pleasant than it might otherwise be.Jim Moore is an opinionated man from an older generation and it shows in his writing. If you are a narrow minded person who childishly expects the whole world to toe your political line, your are not likely to enjoy this book anymore than the first reviewer did. If you can overlook differences in viewpoint to see some humor or learn a few things then you will probably like his book. I enjoyed it and learned a few things.