Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die: Sailing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations | 
 enlarge | Author: Chris Santella
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori & Chang
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 22976
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 8 x 7.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 1584795670
Dewey Decimal Number: 797.124
EAN: 9781584795674
ASIN: 1584795670
Publication Date: May 1, 2007
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Condition: Good Condition, delivery time 10 to 12 Working days, via Priority airmail from UK
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Product Description
Landlubbers joke that sailors are always wanting to head off to the ends of the earth, but Chris Santella takes that life-changing desire very seriously. In this, the third installment in his immensely successful Fifty Places series, Santella assembles a crew of the worlds greatest championship racers and professional adventurers and persuades them to disclose their favorite destinations around the globe.
Interviewees include some of the best-known men and women in the sport: Tom Whidden and Gary Jobson (members of the winning 1987 Americas Cup crew), Jeff Johnstone (of J-Boats), award-winning sailing writer Lin Pardy, and many others. The amazingly diverse places theyve selected range from clubby East Coast ports (Marblehead, Annapolis), to idyllic tropical refuges (Ilha Grande, Brazil; the Polynesian atoll of Mopelia), to some of the most hair-raisingly treacherous waters on earth (Cape Horn).
Coastlines around the worldeven Antarctica and the Arcticare represented, and the chosen spots include some spectacular inland waters, such as the Bras dOr Lakes and the North Channel of Lake Huron. For each of the 50 places, the sailor recommending the venue spins an entertaining yarn about his or her experience there, and each description is accompanied by a "make you want to go there now" photograph.
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 Fun coffee table book. July 6, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
We really like the book sitting on our coffee table so we can flip through it and dream of sailing in all the beautiful places. The only complaint we have is that the images are often poor, with very low resolution and some of the 50 locations don't even get an image, which is sort of ridiculous for a book like this. It's certainly not an expert guide, though it gives some great descriptions, tips, and stories of sailing, including quotes and tales from professional and competitive sailors. Overall, a fun coffee table book.
 Worth reading, but not worth buying April 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Other reviews more aptly describe the disappointing aspects of this book: dreadfully small quantity of photographs, not useful/practical information to travel to said location, etc.
That said, the book has made fair bedtime reading. Just do as I did, check it out from the library instead. It's worth reading, but not owning.
Ordinary Sailer's Review April 7, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am an avid sailer and dream of sailing around the world or being a crew member of an America's Cup team. I thought this book sounded facinating and ordered two (2) copies: one for myself and one for my brother, another water warrier.
I was disappointed in the lack of images. How can you talk about Hong Kong Harbor and not have an image? I assumed this was a coffee-table book which I think with added imagery would make it all the more enjoyable. Reading the passages was informative, but you had to read the bio of the author fist to understand why the place they chose was important to them.
Am finding it slow to get through - and disappointing.
 Disappointing hotchpotch of general information February 28, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
We cruise extensively in Australia and on the Med. We bought the book hoping that it would introduce us to new, exciting sailing grounds. Sadly, the book largely fails to do so.
To start with, it lists the locations in alphabetical order: California, China, Chile, Colorado etc instead of geographical grouping. The individiual sections are crammed with general information to fill the pages. Twenty percent of each section is typically dedicated to the writer's CV! Very little information is specific to sailing conditions.
For example the Antarctica section doesn't say a word about the special cruising challenges. The Fremantle/Australia section describes how the US won the America's Cup here - but not a word about the magic beaches and crystal clear waters.
 very pleased January 23, 2008
2 out of 4 found this review helpful
what a wonderful book to get started!!! my husband has read it front to cover and has learned many important points.
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