One of the world's most experienced sea adventurers, the veteran of countless ocean voyages, including yacht deliveries on nearly every ocean, single-handed passages, and offshore cruises, has set down the wonderful collection of tricks, lore, shortcuts, techniques, and precautions that he has accumulated over the years.
As Ellam says, "This book is for the yachtsman-whether sail or power-who already knows how to handle a boat under normal conditions and is familiar with the principles of piloting and seamanship but who would like to know more about the problems he may encounter-and how...
One of the world's most experienced sea adventurers, the veteran of countless ocean voyages, including yacht deliveries on nearly every ocean, sing...
Patrick Ellam was in the British army in World War Two when a notice said Officers are needed to volunteer to drop alone by parachute behind the enemy lines, so he went to Spy School where he learned burglary, forgery, silent killing and other useful things. Then he spent three years with the top secret Special Operations Executive, moving people and things from one place to another. You could call it smuggling. After the war he sailed from England to America in an 18 foot boat and spent ten years moving all kinds of boats from one port to another, which gave him the details that he needed to...
Patrick Ellam was in the British army in World War Two when a notice said Officers are needed to volunteer to drop alone by parachute behind the enemy...
