Sailing America: A Trailer Sailor's Guide to North America

by Larry Brown

Book Overview

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 091516096X
• ISBN13: 9780915160969
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Seven Seas Press
• Length: 181 Pages
• Weight: 0.91 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.4" x 9.2"

Customer Reviews

Dream becomes reality

Sailing America is a rare kind of a book. Yes, it is dated. Yes, America has become a more dangerous place since its publication, and yes, America has totally fallen for consumerism and is paying the price for it now. While it has become a different country, the contents of Sailing America still has a true ring to it. Sailing America should not be viewed as one long trailer-sailor expedition. Rather, it's a collection of possible sailing destinations, from which a trailor sailor may select the ones closest to home, if frugally inclined, or the one that promises the greater adventure, if time and sufficent funds are available. What readers have to understand is that Mr. Brown has made his living as a teacher, and as such, he has had the privilege of taking summers off to pursue sailing. While teachers have their summers off, they also earn correspondingly less money than other professionals with similar degrees. Folks, there is always a trade-off. As a friend of mine is fond to say: you can have time or you can have money, but to have both is difficult. Thus, Mr. Brown's sailing has been of the frugal type. In Sailing America, he didn't use a big SUV as a towing vehicle, but a small 4-cylinder Toyota bus. Neither was his boat impressive--mostly a small West Wight Potter 15, which nowadays can be had for a few thousand dollars on the second-hand market. Mr. Brown's family, himself, his wife, and two daughters, also camped a lot on their low-budget trips to make them affordable. If you are into money,glitzy things, big SUVs, big yachts, and expensive hotels, then this book is not for you. However, if your budget is located in the lower middle class/working class environment and you have been smart enough to not get trapped by credit card companies and been able to avoid a huge morgage and big car loans that will enslave you forever, then Sailing America is truly an inspirational book whose contents can become reality. Thus, you may fall in love with sailing, but do not fall in love with expensive boats, cars, houses, or other budget-crippling gadgets. If you can do that, you will love this book. Fair winds from a low-budget sailing aficionado.