Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die: Sailing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations

Landlubbers joke that sailors are always wanting to head off to the ends of the earth, but Chris Santella takes that life-changing desire very seriously. In this, the third installment in his immensely successful ?Fifty Places? series, Santella assembles a crew of the world?s greatest championship racers and professional adventurers and persuades them to disclose their favorite destinations around the globe.

Interviewees include some of the best-known men and women in the sport: Tom Whidden and Gary Jobson (members of the winning 1987 America?s Cup crew), Jeff Johnstone (of J-Boats), award-winning sailing writer Lin Pardy, and many others. The amazingly diverse places they?ve selected range from clubby East Coast ports (Marblehead, Annapolis), to idyllic tropical refuges (Ilha Grande, Brazil; the Polynesian atoll of Mopelia), to some of the most hair-raisingly treacherous waters on earth (Cape Horn).

Coastlines around the world?even Antarctica and the Arctic?are represented, and the chosen spots include some spectacular inland waters, such as the Bras d?Or Lakes and the North Channel of Lake Huron. For each of the 50 places, the sailor recommending the venue spins an entertaining yarn about his or her experience there, and each description is accompanied by a "make you want to go there now" photograph. more

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3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2008; Fun coffee table book.; We really like the book sitting on our coffee table so we can flip through it and dream of sailing in all the beautiful places. The only complaint we have is that the images are often poor, with very low resolution and some of the 50...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-07-2008; Worth reading, but not worth buying; Other reviews more aptly describe the disappointing aspects of this book: dreadfully small quantity of photographs, not useful/practical information to travel to said location, etc.That said, the book has made fair bedtime reading. Just...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-07-2008; Ordinary Sailer's Review; I am an avid sailer and dream of sailing around the world or being a crew member of an America's Cup team. I thought this book sounded facinating and ordered two (2) copies: one for myself and one for my brother, another water warrier.I...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Feb-28-2008; Disappointing hotchpotch of general information; We cruise extensively in Australia and on the Med. We bought the book hoping that it would introduce us to new, exciting sailing grounds. Sadly, the book largely fails to do so.To start with, it lists the locations in alphabetical order:...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jan-23-2008; very pleased; what a wonderful book to get started!!! my husband has read it front to cover and has learned many important points.; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2008; Fun coffee table book.; We really like the book sitting on our coffee table so we can flip through it and dream of sailing in all the beautiful places. The only complaint we have is that the images are often poor, with very low resolution and some of the 50...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-07-2008; Worth reading, but not worth buying; Other reviews more aptly describe the disappointing aspects of this book: dreadfully small quantity of photographs, not useful/practical information to travel to said location, etc.That said, the book has made fair bedtime reading. Just...; read full review | report as inappropriate