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A new classic from one of the world's most respected sailing authors More than 35 years ago, Hal Roth quit his job as a journalist and went sailing. Since then, he's logged more than 200,000 sea miles. Along the way, Roth also has authored eight voyaging classics, including the 1978 bestseller After 50,000 Miles. Taking that book as its starting point, this handsome new volume incorporates the new technologies and discoveries of the last quarter century along with another 150,000 miles of experience. A compendium of mature, time-tested sea wisdom from one of the world's most respected sailing writers, How to Sail Around the Worldwill tell the reader: How to choose and equip a sailboat for long-distance cruising, with an emphasis on simplicity and a modest budget How to plan and conduct a voyage anywhere in the world How to master the arts of navigation, anchoring, and daily life aboard in exotic places How to cope with storms at sea--the most complete and authoritative treatise on this critical topic ever published

Hal Roth has raced around the world singlehanded in the BOC Challenges of 1986 - 87 and 1990 - 91. He has crossed the Pacific five times, the Atlantic eleven times, and has rounded Cape Horn three times. In all he has logged 200,000 miles. He is the author of ten books of high adventure, including After 50,000 Miles, Two Against Cape Horn, Two on a Big Ocean, and Always a Distant Anchorage, which rank among the true classics of voyaging literature. A veteran journalist, Roth has written 400 articles for magazines.

Preface
Chapter 1. The Pleasure and the Freedom
Chapter 2. The Corpus Itself
Chapter 3. The Magic Plastic
Chapter 4. To Find a Yacht
Chapter 5. The Search Continues
Chapter 6. Three Sailing Yachts
Chapter 7. The Rig
Chapter 8. How to Make Big Sails Small
Chapter 9. Spinnakers, Light-Weather Sails, and More on Sail Handling
Chapter 10. One Man's Sail Inventory
Chapter 11. Planning the Trip
Chapter 12. The Anchor Game
Chapter 13. The Practice of Anchoring
Chapter 14. Self-Steering
Chapter 15. Can You Be Seen at Night?
Chapter 16. Storm Management 1: Heaving To and Lying Ahull
Chapter 17. Storm Management 2: Running Off
Chapter 18. Storm Management 3: Deploying a Sea Anchor
Chapter 19. Storm Management 4: Deploying a Stern Drogue
Chapter 20. Managing Without Refrigeration
Chapter 21. What Does World Cruising Cost?
Chapter 22. The Cruising Engine: Necessity or Monster?
Chapter 23. Schooling at Sea
Chapter 24. Heat and Cooking
Chapter 25. Nine Ideas
Chapter 26. The Dinghy Problem
Chapter 27. Questions and Answers
Chapter 28. Foreign Paperwork
Chapter 29. The Dream and the Reality
Notes
Glossary
Acknowledgments
Index

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Summary

Author Biography

Table of Contents

Chapter 1. The Pleasure and the Freedom

Chapter 2. The Corpus Itself

Chapter 3. The Magic Plastic

Chapter 4. To Find a Yacht

Chapter 5. The Search Continues

Chapter 6. Three Sailing Yachts

Chapter 7. The Rig

Chapter 8. How to Make Big Sails Small

Chapter 9. Spinnakers, Light-Weather Sails, and More on Sail Handling

Chapter 10. One Man's Sail Inventory

Chapter 11. Planning the Trip

Chapter 12. The Anchor Game

Chapter 13. The Practice of Anchoring

Chapter 14. Self-Steering

Chapter 15. Can You Be Seen at Night?

Chapter 16. Storm Management 1: Heaving To and Lying Ahull

Chapter 17. Storm Management 2: Running Off

Chapter 18. Storm Management 3: Deploying a Sea Anchor

Chapter 19. Storm Management 4: Deploying a Stern Drogue

Chapter 20. Managing Without Refrigeration

Chapter 21. What Does World Cruising Cost?

Chapter 22. The Cruising Engine: Necessity or Monster?

Chapter 23. Schooling at Sea

Chapter 24. Heat and Cooking

Chapter 25. Nine Ideas

Chapter 26. The Dinghy Problem

Chapter 27. Questions and Answers

Chapter 28. Foreign Paperwork

Chapter 29. The Dream and the Reality

Notes

Glossary

Acknowledgments

Index

Supplemental Materials

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