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The Impractical Boat Owner: Tales and Trials from Years of Floundering Afloat
Dave Selby
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Description for The Impractical Boat Owner: Tales and Trials from Years of Floundering Afloat
Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages, Cartoons by Jake Kavanagh. BIC Classification: WSSN. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
This is a book with no practical purpose whatsoever. As any fan of Dave's would probably guess, a book by him won't make you a better sailor, and it won't provide any instruction on boat maintenance. But it will entertain - his light but observational writings tap the rich well of all those things that sailors know but few dare admit. The Impractical Boat Owner is a collection of Dave's columns for Practical Boat Owner magazine, expanded for the book, and with additional 'Lessons Not Learned' hints and tips boxes, all accompanied by Jake Kavanagh's ... Read more
This is a book with no practical purpose whatsoever. As any fan of Dave's would probably guess, a book by him won't make you a better sailor, and it won't provide any instruction on boat maintenance. But it will entertain - his light but observational writings tap the rich well of all those things that sailors know but few dare admit. The Impractical Boat Owner is a collection of Dave's columns for Practical Boat Owner magazine, expanded for the book, and with additional 'Lessons Not Learned' hints and tips boxes, all accompanied by Jake Kavanagh's ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472944849
SKU
V9781472944849
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Dave Selby
Dave Selby has been a columnist in national papers including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Financial Times and The Evening Standard. He has written seven books on motoring, including six editions of the Miller's Collectors Cars Price Guide (1997-2002) and the highly acclaimed Ultimate Classic Car Book (Dorling Kindersley, 1995), co-authored with Quentin Wilson. He also writes two monthly sailing ... Read more
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