Yara said..
I am doing a de-clutter and have a classic book by Eric Hiscock called "Voyaging under Sail" available. Written back in the 60's and '70s before cruising the World became common, it is an interesting look at all the aspects of long distance cruising, including yacht design, rigging, etc., and seamanship, as at that time.
Drop me a pm if you want it.

Gone to intrepid voyager Cisco!

HG02 said..

Yara said..

Yara said..
I am doing a de-clutter and have a classic book by Eric Hiscock called "Voyaging under Sail" available. Written back in the 60's and '70s before cruising the World became common, it is an interesting look at all the aspects of long distance cruising, including yacht design, rigging, etc., and seamanship, as at that time.
Drop me a pm if you want it.

Gone to intrepid voyager Cisco!

Dam early bird gets the worm

HG, what about "My favourite Tales of The Sea" by Sir Alec Rose, or "Barrier Reef Rendezvous" by Alan Lucas?

nswsailor said..
For those that missed out

If you do a search on that ebay you will find plenty of Hiscock's books avaliable.
Even signed first print from time to time.

Most are not expensive

Also is worth a watch....if only for Eric's impossibly perfect English voice!

I've got it and read it, I found the language and the tone very old fashioned but the content could not be faulted.

Near the end of the book Eric said that Doctors Lawyers and Engineers could work in different ports to fund their trip, perhaps back then only those professions could afford to sail, I'm just an old retired baggy assed electrician, what am I doing with a boat??

Boatin said..
I think it would be a nice gesture if Cisco typed it up onto electronic media and presented it for all of us to download !

What thinks y'all ?

Nah, Cisco should become the forum librarian, the keeper of all the knowledge. Any spare books or manuals, send them them all to Cisco's place.

LooseChange said..

Boatin said..
I think it would be a nice gesture if Cisco typed it up onto electronic media and presented it for all of us to download !

What thinks y'all ?

Nah, Cisco should become the forum librarian, the keeper of all the knowledge. Any spare books or manuals, send them them all to Cisco's place.

The library currently consists of:-

The Ocean Sailing Yacht - Donald M. Street
Celestial Navigation for Yachtsmen - Mary Blewitt (2 copies)
Navigation for Yachtsmen - Mary Blewitt
Sailing Companion - Arthur Somers
Observer's Book of Sailing Craft Aus & NZ
Observers Book of Weather
Small Ships Manual - Queensland Transport
Ronstan Yacht Equipment and Rigging Guide - First Edition 1983 (2 copies)
The Cruel Sea - Nicholas Monsarrat (6th edition 1952 hard cover)
The Long Way - Bernard Moitessier (paper back 1983)

and my two prizes

The Set of the Sails - Alan Villiers (second printing 1956, paper back and stolen from the Mona Vale District Hospital Library)

Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson (old and hard cover but edition and year not noted in the front pages)

A coming addition of course is Voyaging Under Sail - Eric Hiscock.