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Voyages to Windward: Sailing Adventures on Vancouver Island's West Coast | 
 enlarge | Author: Elsie Hulsizer
Publisher: Harbour
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 293465
Format: Illustrated
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 216
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.5
Dimensions (in): 11.1 x 8.8 x 0.9
ISBN: 1550173669
Dewey Decimal Number: 917
EAN: 9781550173666
ASIN: 1550173669
Publication Date: October 1, 2005
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Product Description
When Elsie Hulsizer was little, she lived on the shores of Puget Sound in Washington where she spent the summers sailing in a small open sailboat with her parents. Her parents would always start out by sailing to windward, or against the wind, so they would have an easy ride home with the wind pushing them from behind.
When Elsie grew up and got married, she and her husband Steve spent their summers sailing out of Puget Sound and up the Strait of Juan de Fuca, always to windward. This challenging course took them up the west coast of Vancouver Island where they were rewarded with a cruising area of spectacular scenery and quiet anchorages that were almost all their own. They spent the next twenty-odd years delightedly exploring the four sounds, several inlets and countless islands, bays, coves and stretches of unprotected coast between Juan de Fuca Strait and Brooks Peninsula. On their trips they survived many hair-raising encounters with wild weather and foaming reefs, met interesting people and discovered the intriguing history of a coast undergoing phenomenal changes. Beautifully illustrated with her own excellent photographs, "Voyages to Windward" is Elsie's account of their quarter-century of discovery, an absorbing, exquisitely crafted story that will delight all sailors whether or not they plan to follow Elsie's windward course.
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A gorgeous display of color photos throughout makes VOYAGES TO WINDWARD an exciting visual display January 7, 2007
As a child author Elsie Hulsizer spent her summers sailing in a small sailboat with hr parents, and as an adult she and her husband spent their summers sailing out of Puget Sound and up the straight of Juan de Fuca - also to windward, where they explored the west coast of Vancouver Island over a twenty-year period. VOYAGES TO WINDWARD: SAILING ADVENTURES ON VANCOUVER ISLAND'S WEST COAST charts these journeys and discoveries, using the author's photos to present their journeys in a set of vivid adventures which will appeal to both armchair readers and would-be Vancouver Island sailors. A gorgeous display of color photos throughout makes VOYAGES TO WINDWARD an exciting visual display, spiced with high adventure and not a few practical tips.
Diane C. Donovan
California Bookwatch
Sailing Adventures, Fascinating People & Places and More! November 9, 2005
What a wonderful book, the photographs are stunning, the stories of all the places along the west cosast of Vancouver Island are compelling. Elsie Hulsizer's book is a pleasure to read. From her descriptions of this rugged coast to her portraits of the people encounterd along the way, you will enjoy every story and anecdote. I encourage anyone who enjoys adventure, natural beauty, historical perspective or sailing to order this book. Whether for your own pleasure or as a special gift, this is a delightful book.
"Voyages to Windward" - A very enjoyable book November 5, 2005
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The book is evocative of the beauty and charm of the remote places of the West Coast of Vancouver Island. Interesting local history is complimented by vivid photography and captured the experience of sailing the West Coast. A very enjoyable book.
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