Book Review – Ten Degrees Of Reckoning

Written by Don Davies on . Posted in Articles, Book Reviews, Dogwatch, FrontPage.

Ten Degrees of Reckoning: A True Story of Survival, by Hester Rumberg (Putnam/Berkley, 2010; 272 pages; $24.95 hard, $15.00 soft, $12.99 digital)

Review by Don Davies

On November 24th, 1995 the sturdy 47-foot Compass, Melinda Lee, sailed in 35-knot gusts and 8-foot seas at the end of a long passage and only 20-odd miles from her destination in New Zealand. Mike and Judith Sleavins had tucked their two children into their berths and were preparing for their last night at sea.

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Book Review – Rigging Modern Anchors

Written by Robin Urquhart on . Posted in Articles, Book Reviews, Dogwatch, FrontPage.

Rigging Modern Anchors, by Drew Frye (Seaworthy Publications, 2018; 147 pages, $24.95 print, $9.95 digital)

Review by Robin Urquhart

This is a guide to everything you could possibly want to know about anchors and anchoring. Rigging Modern Anchors includes elegant illustrations and informative graphics and tables. Frye presents facts and withholds from giving personal opinions on anchor types. It’s unlikely you will need any other book on anchoring.

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