A Sea Vagabond's World
By Bernard Moitessier
224 pp. 83 line drawings, 5 maps, photos. 1998. Paperback. $19.95
ISBN 1 57409 021 6
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After completing Tamata and the Alliance in August 1993, legendary sailor and ecologist Bernard Moitessier expressed the following wish: “I would like now to write a technical book that would cover three topics: boats, the sea, and the life of a Robinson Crusoe.”
This is that book. Moitessier's notebooks include the extensive knowledge he acquired during his years afloat. A simple how-to book, it explains why the sea never changes despite the incredible progress of technology. Part I details how to prepare for an extensive cruise, covering the ideal type of boat, rigging, sails, anchors, and more. Part II addresses the passage itself, including weather, navigation, watchkeeping, and so on. Part III takes readers to the many islands that Moitessier visited and demonstrates the adaptations required to attain self-sufficiency while living on an atoll.
“…a priceless work as straightforward and unpretentious as the man who composed it… No essential topic is left untreated, and the result is a unique window into the way Moitessier the master solved problems that voyagers in the tropics confront all the time… The read is personable and easygoing, the format eclectic enough to make every page jump out at you with something new and instructive.” —Blue Water Sailing
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About the Author:
Bernard Moitessier became a legend in his own time as one of the greatest ocean voyagers. A gifted writer, he was born in 1925 in Indochina and gained much of his sailing knowledge from the fishermen of the Gulf of Siam.
Also by Bernard Moitessier:
- Sailing to the Reefs
- Cape Horn
The Logical Route
- The Long Way
- Tamata and the Alliance