Description: An illustrated treasury of expert tips on maintenance, navigation and seamanship from the internationally renowned Tom Cunliffe.
Brief description: Tom Cunliffe has many years of experience cruising all round Europe and from the Caribbean to Russia and Brazil to the Arctic. He is an RYA Yachtmaster examiner and a training consultant for Sailing USA - the governing body of yachting in the USA. He is a regular columnist for Sailing Today, Classic Boat and Yachting World in the UK, and SAIL in the USA.
Review Quotes:
"This is a well-written and thoroughly engaging guide, perfect for owners of traditional and more modern boats." --Practical Boat Owner
"Bosun's Bag is a delight. It is a perfect mix of Tom Cunliffe's lifetime experience in traditional, wooden boats recorded in prose allied to Martyn Mackrill's assured, exquisitely drawn and painted illustrations." --Royal Cruising Club "Eloquent and opinionated" --Yachting Monthly "What especially marks Tom out from the herd is the ability to tell a good tale backed by an encyclopaedic maritime knowledge... Tom's latest book will surely appeal to trad vessel folk everywhere. It's a genuinely worthwhile 'dip-into'" --Old Gaffers Association "Anyone who owns anything with a gaff on it will need a copy of this book" --The Marine Quarterly "This is simply a beautiful book, filled with stories of sailing, tidy bits of priceless knowledge, and the joy of a life at sea." --SAIL (US) "Full of useful practical tips and learning points" --Cruising Association