Ocean Cruising on a Budget

A guide to planning a blue-water voyage whether on a budget or not. The book gives advice on: choosing a suitable boat; locating equipment bargains; priorities - for both safety and enjoyment; shorthanded watchkeeping; the human problems living aboard a small yacht; and budget provisioning.

Since publication in 1990, Ocean Cruising on a Budget has been highly praised as an essential guide for all those planning a blue water voyage, whether on a budget on not. Based on a lifetime of practical experience, Anne Hammick gives advice on choosing a suitable boat, locating equipment bargains, deciding individual priorities for safety as well as sanity and enjoyment, shorthanded watch keeping, managing funds, the human problems of living aboard a small yacht, budget provisioning and storage, and even replenishing the kitty en route. Ocean Cruising on a Budget, now completed updated, us full of down to earth advice drawn form the author's own first hand experience. Anne Hammick is an RYA Ocean Yachtmaster and experienced blue water sailor, having made eight Atlantic crossings since 1975, six of them as skipper. In 1982 she and her sister bought and refitted a 14-year old Rustler 31, making two Atlantic circuits the West Indies over the next few years. Now a full-time author, Anne's books include The Atlantic Crossing Guide and The Atlantic Islands.