Buy, Outfit, and Sail

by Cap'n Fatty Goodlander

How to Inexpensively and Safely BUY, OUTFIT, and SAIL a Small Vessel Around the World.The primary aim is to assist the frugal, safety-conscious sailor in the purchase and repair of a modest sailboat capable of circumnavigating. The core there is little correlation between dollars spent and pleasure received when it comes to cruising offshore. Cheaper boats can be far more seaworthy than their expensive counterparts if the skipper’s money is spent wisely. It is also a practical step-by-step guide to circumnavigating inexpensively—written by a freedom-loving sailor who has sailed twice around the world on a $3,000 salvaged boat.What equipment do you really to sail offshore? How can you acquire much of this gear for free or inexpensively? What items are cheap where? How can you earn "freedom chips" as you cruise? Which routes are best?What common cruising gear do you NOT need? Why?It even points out the advantages of being on a tight more friends, sharing, destinations, time, culture, freedom, fun, camaraderie, parties, and a clearer cruising focus. In addition, it opens up a completely new, fresh “sea gypsy” world to the landlubber—a wonderful, wacky, watery world of international brotherhood upon the high seas.Of special interest is the unusual, non-PC section on earning-as-you-go. The book is divided into three main How-to buy a boat for peanuts, How-to safely outfit that vessel cheaply, and How-to happily sail around the world on a handful of pennies. The focus is on simple, effective, practical, inexpensive solutions that allow the sailor-on-a-shoestring to have twice the fun on half the money. The dream of leisurely sailing around the world is neither an impossible nor unrealistic one. Dozens of sailors escape to paradise every day. Why not you?

230 pages, Kindle Edition

First published November 1, 2011

Reviews

[Joel Peterson · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a joy to read, if not for the practical information present from a down to Earth sailor, but even just for Fatty Goodlander himself. As someone who knew nothing about ships or sailing before I read it, but was curious, this was a great introduction and very illuminating of the real costs, both financial and personal, of sailing - the gains also. Fatty has some terrific general life advice and his personal high seas stories were extremely fun and entertaining to read.

[zachary tourville · Rating 5 out of 5]

An honest and down to earth "how to" for the average Joe like me. Probably the most useful "get a boat, go cruising" book I've read. Thanks, Fatty!

An honest and down to earth "how to" for the average Joe like me. Probably the most useful "get a boat, go cruising" book I've read. Thanks, Fatty!

[Michael Mechsner · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok

I read Fattys more recent book (Cruising Boat Basics) and then this one. It became obvious that CBB is basically an adaptive rewrite of th oily s one. But the appendix is worth the price. However, the rice wine recipe neglected to say when to add the rice!

[Casondra · Rating 5 out of 5]

Must have tome for the dreamer or old-time cruiser

Brand new to this lifestyle everyone said you have to read Fatty. They were right. This one will be on board with us.

[Mark Adams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good read

Informative,easy read, very enjoyable, interesting hard to put down, i would recommend if you are considering this lifestyle as we are

[Sebastian · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great book by a great man. I have to read more of his stories. I have to read it again if I'm on a sailboat, to fully understand the technical advice. Also, caught by sailing/get away fever, again.

[andraz rakuscek · Rating 5 out of 5]

It is great, pure gold: lots of wisdom and humour. I will buy more of this Author books!

[Jennifer Spahn-lechmanik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Read this a lot when I want to renew my cruising life dreams.

[Michael Rivette · Rating 4 out of 5]

Im ready to gooooo

[Bo-Marcus Lidström · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very informative. Easy to read and fun.

To one curious to around the world sailing I guess this is a good start for everyone. Informative and fun. A good book!

[Kerry · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this alound with my husband and we really enjoyed Fatty's stories, advice and lessons learned. All good stuff to think about and take into consideration when thinking about adventures of this type.

[Dan Perik · Rating 3 out of 5]

There are some helpful ideas in the book, but the majority is encouragement toward the live aboard lifestyle and personal stories.