| | |  | Books | Home » » » London Goes to Sea: Restoring and Sailing an Old Boat on a Budget | | | | | | | Description: | | LONDON Goes to Sea is Peter J. Baumgartner's candid and captivating account of restoring an aging fiberglass sailboat over the course of four years and then reintroducing it to its native New England waters. Baumgartner's precise records illustrate every trial and triumph of the restoration process, and his careful attention to errors made along the way provides crucial insight for anyone considering a similar project. Baumgartner's writing combines the best elements of a brisk, entertaining narrative and a thoroughly practical handbook, making for a truly unique story that embraces every experience of the coastal sailor. Whether refining a new nautical skill, learning about the life cycle of a jellyfish, or narrowly avoiding a collision with a cruise ship off Cape Cod, Baumgartner's unflagging joy and enthusiasm for his old Cape Dory shine through on every page. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Peter J. Baumgartner | | Paperback:
| 224 pages | | Publisher:
| Sheridan House | | Publication Date:
| April 01, 2004 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 1574091751 | | Product Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Product Width:
| 5.88 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.62 inches | | Product Weight:
| 0.81 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.9 inches | | Package Width:
| 5.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.6 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.8 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 5 reviews |
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6 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Want to experience coastal sailing and boat ownership?Jun 28, 2004
By Mark Babbitt
Then read this book, a practical, thoughtful, honest, and gently humorous guide to the real pleasures and challenges of finding, sailing, and caring for your boat, as well as the delicate balance of man, nature, work, dreams, boat maintenance, friendship, marriage and family.
It's not just a how to book, but a well-written and wonderful reflection by an active and skilled sailor that explores restoration details, costs, safety, mishaps and joys on the water, with a fine, candid, and thoughtful eye.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
 It's like being thereJun 27, 2006
By Chris Casey
I could not help myself by buying this book and it did not disappoint. This was a fun, albeit short read, that helped me live somewhat vicariously through Mr Baumgartner during his travails of restoration and the joys of sailing the East Coast. I was a little sad that there was not more on the actual restoration given the title- it was more about the experience. It just left me cruising E-Bay 'Sailboats 20-27 feet'.... it's that kind of book.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A sailor who's also a writerSep 27, 2004
By Ralph E. Brown
I enjoyed this book very much because it comes from a person who is clearly both a sailor and a writer. Much like Anthony Baily, author of "The Coast of Summer", Baumgartner writes in a way that lets me know that he is comfortable and knowledgable about being on the water, with a tiller in his hand and his eye on the luff of the main. This is also a good reference, because Baumgartner describes how he solved problems I either have encountered -- or am likely to. I'll dig this out often, to solve a problem or to let Baumgartner take me to sea again.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
in love with the processMay 30, 2006
By Jac
I'm not a sailor but this book (a gift) has charmed me. Somehow, the boat, the man, his family, his tribulations and the art of navigation are so artfully described that I have become enamoured of all of the above! Anyone who has ever been seasick or obsessed with completing a project will find themselves turning pages here. . .
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
I've never wished to sail, but.......Aug 13, 2004
By R. L Moore Omni Apex Management
I've never wished to sail, but London Went To Sea with me aboard for the duration of my read. I found the book rewarding in its detail and in the grandness of its focussed vision. The author's style, with reminescenses of Mark Twain, Hemingway, and even Dickens, was fasinating and seductive.
I still feel no desire to actually participate in the experiences the author so delightly describes, but now can feel justified by having so closely experienced the joys and difficulties of the reality....which strongly suggests the high level of skill of the writer.
Joshua Slocum himself would have been enthalled.
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