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By Way of the Wind | 
 enlarge | Author: Jim Moore
Publisher: Sheridan House
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  11 reviews
Sales Rank: 369488
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.6
Dimensions (in): 8.2 x 5.5 x 0.7
ISBN: 1574090038
Dewey Decimal Number: 910
EAN: 9781574090031
ASIN: 1574090038
Publication Date: March 1996
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Product Description
The adventure begins when Jim & his bride of 2 months build a boat and sail to the South Pacific. Thier story provides a refreshing & amusing inspiration to all cruising sailors.. Far from simply amusing, this first-person narration by Jim Moore tells about a couple with no sailing experience but a commitment to a long-term dream and an addiction to the sea.. The book is filled with practical knowledge and ingenious do-it-yourself tips for all amateur sailrors.
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 The Wind's Vane August 5, 2006
8 out of 10 found this review helpful
BY WAY OF THE WIND is readable, but author Jim Moore seems too busy trying to end every sentence with a witticism to bother telling us the complete story of the circumnavigation undertaken by himself and his wife on their boat "Swan."
Typical of Moore's strained humor is his constant reference to Molly as "the Mate." At first endearing it soon becomes condescending through repetition. Yet it's clear that Molly had so much more to do with "Swan" and with their adoption of the sailing life than Moore tells us.
For example, he and Molly built "Swan" but the building process (which took years) is tossed off in a brief couple of pages. It seems to me that "Swan" deserves more respect as the centerpiece of the story. Every sailor knows that building a boat is rife with all sorts of interesting snafus, some of which might have added to this story.
Moore skims over most of his anecdotes the same way. BY WAY OF THE WIND is written in a very passive voice and does not engage the reader dynamically. There seems to be little passion expressed by the Moores, who, after all, left a typical suburban lifestyle to go a-sailing. Why? And who are they?
BY WAY OF THE WIND reads as if you are listening to a book on tape. It probably would make a pretty fair one. But I've read many better sailing narratives. I would have enjoyed this much more if I'd gotten to know Jim and Molly and "Swan" quite a bit better.
 Excellent circumnavigation story September 5, 2005
2 out of 3 found this review helpful
The author has a comfortable and fluid writing style. He has a pleasant sense of humor. This book could have been longer as it skips too much of their voyage. The sequel is also excellent with the same gripe. Both have a lot of sailing terms, but those without the background can just ignore them.
Just OK February 23, 2005
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I was a bit disappointed in this book - the stories were a bit mundane - the type any sailor would have. I want to read about things more exciting than the norm!
OK, but not great. January 29, 2005
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
The book tries to cover too much territory. Over four years of life is crammed into just over 200 pages. That does not allow for much detail. While there are some nice anecdotes hiding in the pages, it is mostly "went here, saw this, did that, went on to the next place".
The book is written by a sailor for sailors. If you don't know a jib from a rode, or why broaching is a bad thing, or any number of other nautical terms, you will be lost and confused. I'm interested in sailing, but not a sailor so most of the jargon went right over my head. After a while some of it started to sink in, but the author assumes the audience is familiar with nautical terms and sailing techniques. This is not necessarily a bad thing, but limits the audience the book will appeal to.
While the author starts out as an inexperienced sailor, he seems to have forgotten that by the time the book was written. We are not part of this learning curve from sailing neophyte to salty dog.
 A very good read, funny and entertaining November 17, 2004
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Jim Moore has a fine sense of humor and his book is a good mix of travel narrative and sailing tips. The writing is good and fluid. I rate it as high as Trekka, Flirting With Mermaids, or Fatal Storm.
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