Frank wrote:
While we're on this topic, do you (or does anyone) know of cruising
books which are NOT written by and for the Crab Crusher Mafia? It seems
like every book I've ever read, even if recently published, starts with
a lengthy discussion about why you must have a boat with all the
characteristics I find unappealing (and often actually unsafe) in a
boat. In my universe, slow and unweatherly are not desirable qualities.

Guess you haven't heard of the Dashews:

http://www.setsail.com/store/catalog...red&style=2col





Why are all these writers still living in the 1930s? At best! The
Pardeys are true Luddites, the sailing equivalent of the Amish,
seemingly rejecting anything invented after the ninetheenth century.
And then, of course, given that kind of starting philosophy, the entire
book is slanted in a direction I don't wanna go.

The Pardeys set the bar rather high (or some might say rather low) but
eventually everyone has to be self-sufficient to some degree. So what
is the opposite of the Pardeys? Marina hopping with the radio tuned
to SeaTow?