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Three Ways To Capsize A Boat: An Optimist Afloat (2009)

by Chris Stewart(Favorite Author)

3.51 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0956003834 (ISBN13: 9780956003836)

languge

English

genre

Memoir & Autobiography

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review 1: Puzzling. The book is marketed as funny, and the situations the author finds himself in are often comical, but he doesn't quite seem to take advantage of the material - I found myself always waiting for a laugh and never quite reaching any punchline. So, perhaps he isn't one for comic timing and it's more of a travel book. Once I adapted I found the descriptions of the places and the sailing quite enjoyable (the transatlantic journey was especially interesting). Unfortunately, the scattered language and crassness spoil the "lighthearted travel book" sort of tone as well, and what could potentially have been a really great book never quite delivers.
review 2: a fairly thin, but amusing tale of English wanker trying his hand in the sheets. Chris Stewart wrote a v... moreery good book called "driving over lemons" about moving to southern Spain and starting a farm. In this he describes getting a job captaining a crabber for a rich family in Greece, then getting a berth with his sailing instructor to sail from GB to newfoundland, following the viking route to vinland. less

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