Sailing Around Britain by Kim Sturgess
Kim Sturgess was a weekend sailor: he enjoyed club racing and several brief sailing holidays, but had never attempted a substantial expedition. Reaching the age of fifty focused the mind and he decided to sail around Britain. While many cruising sailors would not contemplate a 1900 nautical mile voyage, he broke the voyage into a series of day sails, making it an achievable ambition for him, largely single-handed, and for many other weekend sailors who might dream of sailing around their home island. This book tells the quirky traveller's narrative of the voyage and visits to forty-eight towns. Evoking the spirit of both Jerome K. Jerome with his Three Men in a Boat and Joshua Slocum's Sailing Alone Around the World, Kim shares his thoughts and struggles, recounting how easy it is for anyone to become an adventurer here at home. Previously published privately as This Precious Isle.
'The narrative grips the reader as we share the heart-in-the-mouth experiences of an inexpert sailor learning as he goes and sailing a boat not particularly well-prepared for the job in handHe tells the story with a vivid immediacy, we are there with him in the harsh elemental world of the sea.' (Mike Ferro, Cruising Association); 'Subtitled 'A weekend sailor's voyage in 50 day sails', the author lures one into contemplating a substantial cruise: 'Is that even possible?' Yes it is. Kim Sturgess left Greenwich, sailed north to Inverness, transited the Caledonian Canal then headed south along the Irish coast, across Milford Haven, round Land's End and up Channel to return to London. A night sail was involved, but it's an impressive use of daylight.' (Yachting Monthly Apr 2016)
Kim Sturgess describes himself as a conservative 'weekend' sailor. He learned to sail at 24, had an RYA Day Skipper qualification and beor is trip had logged about 5,800 nautical miles cruising, mostly in the sight of the coast. He had never before attempted a substantial voyage.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781909911178 |
| ISBN 10 | 1909911178 |
| Title | Sailing Around Britain |
| Author | Kim Sturgess |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Fernhurst Books Limited |
| Year published | 2014-11-25 |
| Number of pages | 240 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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