The Impractical Boat Owner

This is a book with no practical purpose whatsoever. As any fan of Dave's would probably guess, a book by him won't make you a better sailor, and it won't provide any instruction on boat maintenance. But it will entertain - his light but observational writings tap the rich well of all those things that sailors know but few dare admit.

The Impractical Boat Owner is a collection of Dave's columns for Practical Boat Owner magazine, expanded for the book, and with additional 'Lessons Not Learned' hints and tips boxes, all accompanied by Jake Kavangh's wonderful cartoons. Taking us from Dave's first flounderings afloat to more recent, er, flounderings afloat, themes covered include:

• first attempts at sailing
• how not to sail singlehanded
• mysteries of maintenance
• how not to sail with a dog
• the impenetrable mysteries of navigation and weather
• how not to race

With a Foreword by Mike Peyton, The Impractical Boatowner is an antidote to all that's written about expensive shiny new yachts, self-improvement, the quest for qualifications and practical skills.

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Dave Selby has been a columnist in national papers including The Daily Telegraph, The Times, Financial Times and The Evening Standard. He has written seven books on motoring, including six editions of the Miller's Collectors Cars Price Guide (1997-2002) and the highly acclaimed Ultimate Classic Car Book (Dorling Kindersley, 1995), co-authored with Quentin Wilson. He also writes two monthly sailing columns in Practical Boat Owner and Classic Boat.