Sailing Fanatic: Timeless Reflections On Water, Wind, And Wave - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1592289940 ISBN 13: 9781592289943

Verlag: Lyons Press, 2006

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For anyone who has ever taken to or been taken by the water, The Sailing Fanatic is the perfect book. Featuring some of the most notable quotes about the sea, boats, the weather, engines, racing, and philosophy from many well-known personalities, including William F. Buckley Jr., Eugene O’Neill, John F. Kennedy, Sir Francis Chichester, Ted Heath, Ann Davison, Ted Turner, Jimmy Buffett, Rachel Carson, and many others, this is a collection that every sailor will treasure.

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Christopher Caswell has been an editor at both Yachting and Sea magazines and writes regularly for major boating publications.

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"As the miles bubble under the keel, sailors seem to shed skins one after the other until the scales so necessary for living in crowded cities and towns drop away. . ."--George DayAnyone who loves sailing will find hours of reading pleasure and endless inspiration in The Sailing Fanatic. Spanning the centuries from Homer's Odyssey right up to the America's Cup, this collection includes quotations from William F. Buckley Jr., Jimmy Buffett, Dennis Connor, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Jack London, Ted Turner, and many more.Featuring some of the finest things ever said about the art of sailing, the sea, the weather, engines, racing, and philosophy, captains and crew alike will find The Sailing Fanatic the perfect consolation for being ashore--as well as a great companion for all offshore passages.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Lyons Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2006
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1592289940
• ISBN 13: 9781592289943
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 440
• Herausgeber: Caswell Christopher
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
• Verantwortliche Person: Simon and Schuster Netherlands BV, GPSR Europäische Union; info@simonandschuster.nl; ; Herculesplein 96; Utrecht; 3584 AA; Niederlande