Product Description

Lighthearted insights about all sorts of nautical nuances abound in this entertaining book...need a wind indicator - use your face Kasanof advises - its standard equipment it dosen't cost and it works most of the time. For years David Kasanof's "Fo'c's'le" column has entertained the readers of WoodenBoat magazine with its unique blend of humor and insight into the sailing lifestyle. In this collection of over sixty selected pieces readers will recognize their boats, their fellow sailors, and themselves.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1486638 in Books
• Published on: 1997-01-01
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: .53" h x 6.05" w x 8.98" l, .60 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 176 pages

Review
This series of musings is a compilation of the best from the author s regular column in WoodenBoat magazine in the USA. Even though he is a yachtie, the owner of the 41ft wooden cutter, it succeeds as a perceptive commentary. It deals with subjects close to all our hearts, such as the difficulties of maintaining a boat and keeping the family happy on the water, and the problems posed by marine equipment. (Motor Boat Monthly )

Kasanof is familiar to readers of WoodenBoat magazine for his funny, insightful and diverse column that lends its name to the book title. He's picked out some of his favorites for this book collection 60 pieces in which the readers often will see themselves, their boats and their boating friends. A lifelong sailor and former writer for Rudder magazine, Kasanof is retired and lives in Florida on a boat he restored (Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal )

Lighthearted insights about all sorts of nautical nuances abound in this entertaining book by a WoodenBoat magazine humor columnist. Need a wind-direction indicator? Use your face, Kasanof advises. It's standard equipment, doesn t cost $279.95, and works most of the time. (Cruising World )

The Island, Spring 1999
Contains the strain of humour found in the works of Mark Twain....whilst shrewdly dropping genuine pearls of wisdom about the practicalities of living on and sailing a large, gaff-rigged yacht. Well worth reading and an ideal bunk-side companion.

About the Author
David Kasanof lives on his boat Content in Fort Lauderdale and is a regular contributor ro WoodenBoat magazine.