books by John Vigor

books by John Vigor

books:

John Vigor

Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere

John Vigor

Paradise Cay Publications, 1999

Loved this book! Educational and practical for sail boat buyers.
This book has high value if you are looking to learn about small sailboats and their design characteristics pertinent to coastal cruising. The drawings are very helpful, as are the user comments. Stimulates some good winter daydreaming... A follow-up video companion on ...

How to Rename Your Boat: And 19 Other Useful Ceremonies, Superstitions, Prayers, Rituals, and Curses
John Vigor

Paradise Cay Publications, 2004

There?s some new and fascinating material here from the extraordinary mind of that well-known author and sailor, John Vigor. One glance will convince you that this is not at all your usual boating book. It?s quirky?funny in some chapters, serious in some, and quite over the top in others. And yet, as experienced boaters will realize, it?s ...

Twenty Affordable Sailboats To Take You Anywhere

Gregg Nestor (foreword by John Vigor)

Paradise Cay Publications, 2006

A perfect pick
The design, construction, and specifications of different affordable sailboats are surveyed here in Twenty Affordable Sailboats to Take You Anywhere: a perfect pick for any general-interest public library where boating is a patron's hobby. These are in-depth reviews of ...

The Practical Encyclopedia of Boating: An A-Z Compendium of Navigation, Seamanship, Boat Maintenance, and ...

John Vigor

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2007

excellent reference
This well written and to the point. An excellent reference for anyone but especially someone who is getting started in boating. It is one of those that you will want to refer to again and again.

The Practical Mariner's Book of Knowledge: 420 Sea-Tested Rules of Thumb for Almost Every Boating Situation

John Vigor

International Marine division of McGraw-Hill, 1994

Bluewater sailor
Great book. Interesting and very funy. When you sail for a while you notice that things like the "black Box" described in the book are true. Very good advises...good companion if you planning bluewater sailing.

Seaworthy Offshore Sailboat: A Guide to Essential Features, Handling, and Gear

John Vigor

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001

Buy This Book
Even if you do not plan to sail shorthanded thousands of miles offshore it's a very good idea to understand in detail what makes your boat seaworthy in difficult circumstances and to make it so. This book is a very thorough and very readable treatment of the subject of ...

Danger, Dolphins, and Ginger Beer

John Vigor

Atheneum Books, 1993

Island Blitz
In this action-packed, blitz-a-rama, book taken place on Crab Island, of the Caribbean, you'll feel as if you're actually on the Caribbean, watching every little bit of this happen! It's so exotic that it moves you! While Sally, Peter, and Andy Grant stay on Crab ...

Things I Wish I'd Known Before I Started Sailing

John Vigor, Thomas Payne

Sheridan House, 2005

not half bad
The book has a lot of advise and while much of it may be known to experienced sailors the starters to sailing will probably appreciate everything in the book. I feel that even experienced sailors will find something new or at least be reminded of something useful.

The Sailor's Assistant: Reference Data for Maintenance, Repair, and Cruising

John Vigor

International Marine Publishing, 1996

An amazing book--full of stuff every sailor NEEDS to know.
This book is a sleeper. The first time I thumbed through it, I failed to appreciate how much really useful information it contained. Only later while looking for guidance in sizing new winches did its scope register. Vigor has packed an astounding amount of useful ...

Boatowner's Handbook: Reference Data for Maintenance, Repair, Navigation, and Seamanship
John Vigor

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2000

This quick-reference guide is an on-board data bank, compiling in one place all the facts, figures, tables, and graphs boat operators need. In 17 chapters ranging from deck gear to electronics to rigging and fuel calculations, it groups information logically for both power- and sailboat owners. The amount of data a boat owner needs within ...

The Whole Backpacker's Catalog
Edwin J. C. Sobey, John Vigor

Mcgraw-Hill, 1998

Every backpacker, beginner or expert, will love this fun-to-read, knowledgeable compendium of everything a backpacker would like to know. The Whole Backpacker's Catalog overflows with solid information, and shrewd tips, on every subject from buying a sleeping bag to starting a campfire in the rain...from "desert rat" secrets to eating on the ...

Small Boat to Freedom: A Journey of Conscience to a New Life in America

John Vigor

The Lyons Press, 2005

A Page Turning Journey Across the Sea
In 1987 the South African government was failing and the nation on the brink of a civil war. British born John Vigor emigrated to South Africa at the age of thirteen. By age fifty he had become a syndicated columnist for an anti-apartheid newspaper. Yet he realized ...