The Coast of Summer
Sailing New England Waters from Shelter Island to Cape CodBy Anthony Bailey
368 pp. Map. 1999. Paperback. $14.95
ISBN 1 57409 074 7
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Anthony Bailey's seductive storytelling is as gratifying as a full-sail breeze in this enchanting story of a season afloat along the coast of New England. Poking into deep harbors and shallow ponds, anchoring off fashionable resorts and in remote coves, Bailey and his wife, Margot, leisurely sailed between eastern Long Island and the tip of Cape Cod in their small sloop, LOCHINVAR.
Bailey's narrative is highlighted by elements of local history, geography, and biography, and he evokes curious legends and those rare, intriguing characters who populate coastal regions. While recounting those occasions when their drowsy, idyllic cruise suddenly became a sobering struggle with the perils of the sea, Bailey offers the modest but enticing fruits of his hard-won and occasinally heroic yachting experience.
“…an engaging account… Readers familiar with the area – its shorelines and waters – will savor every word.” —Publishers Weekly
“…flashes with drollery and wit…[a] highly entertaining sea passage.” —Kirkus Reviews
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About the Author:
Anthony Bailey is the author of sixteen books, including the fictional Making Progress, The Mother Tongue, and Major Andre. He also wrote two autobiographical volumes, America — Lost and Found and England — First and Last. Among his non-fiction books are The Thousand Dollar Yacht, The Inside Passage, and The Outer Banks.
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