Boating, Sailing 

Herb Payson, the author whose cruising exploits were told in Blown Away and , has distilled over 20 years of sailing experience into the perfect compendium for those who are contemplating liveaboard cruising, sailors with some experience in weekend and day sailing, and all those sailors who read for information and fun. The book loosely follows a question and answer format that allows the author to range over a broad spectrum of cruising topics. Herb has held numerous seminars at boat shows and as a result knows the real concerns of the average sailor, as well as the questions they are most likely to ask. In 50 chapters, the author covers everything from Really Getting Started to What is it Really Like out There?, from Different Rigs to Motor Mechanics, from My Wife Doesn't Want to Go to Cruising with Kids, from Anchoring to Weather... Advice to the Sealorn is written in the same charming style as Herb's previous stories and the result is a book as entertaining as it is instructive. You won't want to go cruising without it. - from Amzon