Kawabunga's South Seas Adventure: Blue Water Cruising in a Twenty Foot Boat (Microexplorer) | 
 enlarge | Author: Charles S. Dewell
Publisher: South Sea Publishing
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 254920
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 286
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.3
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 6 x 1.4
ISBN: 0966647203
EAN: 9780966647204
ASIN: 0966647203
Publication Date: January 1999
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Product Description
Kawabunga's South Seas Adventure, Blue Water Cruising In a 20 Foot Boat, is a romantic, true-life saga about an intrepid couple who follow their dream of sailing over the horizon to the South Seas. Join the Dewells in their tiny sloop Kawabunga, as they embark upon an extraordinary voyage. Share in the excitement of Charlie's first offshore passage. He sails alone for 42 days from San Diego to the enchanted island of Nuku Hiva. Margaret and Charlie rendezvous in Tahiti and cruise through the Societies before sailing up the Line Islands to Christmas Island. They spend three weeks on mysterious Palmyra Atoll, an uninhabited collection of islands and motus where they reclaim their childhood -- spending their days beachcombing and exploring Palmyra's three azure lagoons. The couple drive little Kawabunga hard during the challenging 1,000 mile passage to the Hawaiian Islands -- testing their seamanship, their relationship and their courage. There is plenty of high-seas adventure on the passage home. Charlie single-hands the boat up and over the North Pacific High to Marina del Rey, fighting the battle of his life with a North Pacific storm. Along the way the Dewells make new friends, overcome hardships and discover they are up to the challenges of storms at sea, equipment failures and riots in paradise. Kawabunga's South Seas Adventure will inspire you to follow your dream. 286 pages, 16 page color insert, glossary, extensive index, charts, line drawings, equipment list.
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 A different approach to "ride 'em Flicka" September 9, 2007
I came across this book while looking to buy a Flicka sailboat...the type that Charles Dewell sailed from Ca to the South Pacific and Hawaii. I wanted a small, seaworthy, solo sailing vessel. Well, you can't get much smaller than a 20 footer!!! The book moved along a bit slowly for me, but I truely enjoyed the adventure. I don't think that I will be following in his footsteps across the Pacific any time soon...but I think I may just buy that Flicka because I have the confidence that it can get me through anything and get me anywhere I have the courage to go! Thanks, Charles, for an inspirational journey!!!
 One for everyone! February 15, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Grab a cup of tea, and find your favorite chair! This book reads as smooth as the tradewinds on a warm South Seas day. The Dewells have a writing style that makes you feel you have known them for a long time! And as most couples have a kitchen sink argument, the Dewells will make you laugh as they experience the "BLUE BUCKET" moment! Truly a story for anyone who has ever thought of escaping the grind of daily life, sailor or not. Simply a very nice read. Bring on another book Charlie!
Beware the Roystr review November 25, 2006
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read the reviews of this book because I totally enjoyed this sailing romp through the south pacific and was curious as to others views.
I didnt understand the vitriolic ignorant coments of "roystr" so I visited his other reviews.....its weird. He notes repetedly that he is disabled and his reviews are of power tools boatbuilding cat tablets and a singer. All are misspelled and mostly negative.
His review of this book is so out of place with his other garbage that I just put it down to a bitter guy who denigrates anyone who does something he is incapable of but then....I received 2 trojan horse viruses (ajent bfj and ajent k) the next time I started my computer.
I tested it again by cleaning the virus and doing nothing but revisiting his site..same result. I have notified Amazon and while it may not be him (a virus can attach to any site and wait for you to come in) beware you will probably have to spend an hour fixing your comp if you go to his site.
If roystr sees this for your future reference : does not "dose": probably not "probly": feeling not "feelign": extreme not "extreem": which not "witch": phone not "phine"......also as you did not bother finishing the book a little help to save you time : War and Peace..the french lost : The Sixth Sense..hes dead: "Cujo'..dog gets rabies dies: Love Story..the chick dies. I could go on but you get the picture, just trying to save you time dude.
His remarks about the french are from someone in the safety of New York. I was in the French Pacific and Australia at the time the book was set and the French nuclear testing was going on. All pacific nations demanded that they be stopped and the French ignored all protests sent navy divers to blow up the Rainbow Warrior greenpeace protest ship in Aukland harbour killing two crew (they got caught). At that time the french were defensive, nasty and isolated with attitudes pretty much as portrayed in this book.
This book is not Nabakov Tolstoy or Fitzgerald..but those dudes did not sail across the largest expanse of open water in the world in a tiny sailboat with minimal experience either.
My sumary of this book would be that its a can do tale of an average joe who has a lifechanging adventure, it inspires us armchair critics to fantasise about doing more with our lives and is a thouroughly enjoyable read.
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2 out of 7 found this review helpful
the story of this guy and his woman sailing off to the south seas ought be a good read. when im reading a book like this,i often wonder if id like the writer or get along with him or her.maybe id kinda wish i was along with him/her or them for the ride. with this guy,i wouldnt....... not even for free.
when ever he is describing anyone not white and a "cruiser" he resorts to "they are all" and "they do this" stuff like that. the people on the island,,hmmmm..For example, the trafic i guess is awfull, but he says the drivers are all drunk on something and wired with caffene and beer. or he mentions more than once about the island people "not eating him" and "well their not canniballs anymore..phew!" stuff like that. then once he says something like " the french are like..." . look, the service was bad at a restraunt,,no biggie,, but he has to say "well you know how french servers are....".. ummm, no, i dont. enlighten me.....jerk...he could have just said,, "the service was crummy and i wouldnt recommend it"...,,he dose this with everyone,,the idiot could have stayed at the yacht club in cali,, all without being bugged by the bad people,,but maybe he needs entertainment??( by mocking different kinds of people) well everyone except for people like him, sailing people. or people that always lived in a very small world.
you know,,if he knows all about everyone,, why would he want to visit their world?? i think he would like all his ports of call to empty of the natives,,except for the nahinnies,,he mentions them quite a bit.
one time he hit low water and breaks the sacrificial pin that holds the prop on the shaft of the engine for his dinghy, ,,while looking at a woman he sees on the dock,he askes her somthing,,the woman says nothing,but smiles and drops her robe,and is bare chested,,so his wife calls her "white euro trash"...i cant say if she is alot like him,kinda sounded like it,,but im not gonna finnish the book,so i wont guess nor ever know.. . this guy is a jerk.
then once he has the chance to drop hook in a nearby lagoon with the rest of the cruisers,,but he decides to stay put because ( he says )the rent is cheaper where he is. hey,id do the same thing.
but i got the feelign,, he wants to be a CRUISER (rich,snob,stuck-up ect), but he just has the "starter" kit, and cant quite measure up.
this guy strikes me as a person that went from highschool to college,then to work, he has no expeirence with the world or the people different from himself in it.. when he mentions people different than those like him or that might be in his group, he is derogatory about them. as i said,the only time he says anything nice about someone is when they are rich,white or beautifull.
blanket statements about entire groups of people make him come off as ignorant,not wise and knowing,witch he tries to do.i did try to think,"maybe its just the way im reading it,maybe its me and not him" but then id turn a page or two,,and he says something else stupid.
anyways,i just got to the part where he hooks up with his wife.
if anyone wants this book for free,,you pay postage,,and ill send it off to you.
and no,i dont need to finish this book, im sure some cool things will happen ,but there are more than enough books like this one out there, cool exciting storys and adverntures,,all without this guy in the story to ruin it.
roy
roystr @twcny.rr.com
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EXCELLENT BOOK ON BLUE WATER ADVENTURE April 24, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book was a great read on blue water sailing. If you have ever dreamed of doing it I would highly suggest reading this book. Many great illustrations and photos. Awesome south sea adventure and many words of wisdom in a 20 foot cruiser.
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