{"product_id":"sailing-the-shallows-the-lost-art-of-cruising-the-coast-in-a-small-boat-paperback","title":"Sailing the Shallows: The Lost Art of Cruising the Coast in a Small Boat - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA beautifully written and illustrated manifesto for a simpler style of sailing, exploring the coastline in a small boat. Filled with useful advice and techniques, but above all an inspiring and captivating read.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSail just a couple of miles away from the coast and the shoreline begins to drop below the horizon. Soon you are alone on the same wild seas the Vikings crossed, where Drake repulsed the Spanish Armada, and where the clippers once raced home with cargoes of tea. The modern world may have changed radically, but the sea remains as feral and free as it always was. There are opportunities for adventure all around us, if we wish to take advantage of them. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDinghy cruising is accessible, affordable adventure, available to anyone. It requires little other than self-reliance and self-confidence, as well as a respect for the subtleties of the local climate and topography. Out at sea in a small boat, nature is not something to be observed disinterestedly: it batters and drenches you, refreshes and enlivens you. In \u003ci\u003eSailing the Shallows\u003c\/i\u003e Roger Barnes combines lyrical writing and beautifully drawn illustrations with simple and practical wisdom on sailing a small boat - a combination that has been much admired in his first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Dinghy Cruising Companion\u003c\/i\u003e. Where the first book got readers set up and ready to go, \u003ci\u003eSailing the Shallows\u003c\/i\u003e sees us underway and exploring. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRoger describes a series of sea passages in small boats in UK, French and Italian waters, with each chapter highlighting a particular technique of coastal sailing or wilderness camping. Roger weaves practical instruction seamlessly into the narrative, and accompanies his tales with a series of exquisite hand-drawn illustrations of the places visited, events described or details of his beloved boat \u003ci\u003eAvel Dro\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis book is a manifesto for a different attitude to sailing; an antidote to the complexity and ostentation of contemporary yachting. It is also arguing for a different attitude to living - plain, direct and at one with nature - a reassessment of our priorities that is long overdue.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Barnes\u003c\/b\u003e is President of the Dinghy Cruising Association, and lives out his passion year round, exploring beautiful and remote places in his dinghy \u003ci\u003eAvel Dro\u003c\/i\u003e. For many years, he had a monthly column in \u003ci\u003eDinghy Sailing Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eand he also writes for \u003ci\u003eClassic Boat \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eWatercraft\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dinghy Cruising Companion\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Adlard Coles Nautical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.71 x 6.86 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 25, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51979081908525,"sku":"9781472983022","price":24.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/E2hUDaww3i9781472983022.webp?v=1775818868","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/sailing-the-shallows-the-lost-art-of-cruising-the-coast-in-a-small-boat-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}