The Romantic Challenge (1971)

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Very technical tome. I only understood the bare minimal of the details. I did find his style of giving away future events i.e. "I found the aluminum boom to be quite light and manageable. This was to prove to be an erroneous assumption" annoying. The HUGE events that he alludes to end up being described in such dry, British understatement that they are completely lost on a page of sail and heading adjustment. I was MOST impressed with his navigational skills. He takes for granted that sun and star navigation is a skill that everyone has. Especially in today's GPS/technology laden systems, it would be such a comfort to know that even when the boat is mostly swamped, you could still figure out where you are and where you are going. Seems like magic to me.

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