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Sensible Cruising: The Thoreau Approach

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Sensible Cruising: The Thoreau Approach

by Don Casey

About this title:

If wisdom can be defined as common sense that has withstood the test of time, then Sensible Cruising is a wise book.

It explains:

  • Why a sensible cruise is affordable to almost anyone.
  • Why the boat of choice for most cruisers is under 35 feet.
  • Why lowering the cost doesn't devalue the cruise.
  • How simplicity minimizes insulation from the experience.
  • How to think in terms of how little, not how much, is really required.

    Drawing heavily on the philosophy of the sage of Walden Pond, this book is a gentle guide to the art of commonsense cruising which, ... read more

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach: a Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

    by Don Casey, Lew Hackler

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    Binding: Softcover Publisher: Tab Books Date published: 1995 ISBN-13: 9780877422884 ISBN: 0877422885

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach: a Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

    by Bobby Basnight

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    Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Seascape Enterprises 1987 Date published: 1987 ISBN-13: 9780931595011 ISBN: 0931595010

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach: a Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

    by Don Casey, Lew Hackler, Bobby Basnight

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    Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Seascape Enterprises Date published: 1987 ISBN-13: 9780931595011 ISBN: 0931595010

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach: a Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

    by Don Casey; Lew Hackler; Bobby Basnight

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    Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Seascape Enterprises Date published: 1987-06 ISBN-13: 9780931595011 ISBN: 0931595010

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach

    by Don Casey

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    Edition: UNKNOWN Publisher: International Marine Publishing Date published: 12/1/1988 ISBN-13: 9780877429746 ISBN: 087742974X

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach: a Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

    by Don Casey; Lew Hackler; Illustrator-Bobby Basnight

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    Binding: Paperback Publisher: Tab Books Date published: 1990-09 ISBN-13: 9780877422884 ISBN: 0877422885

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    by Don Casey; Lew Hackler; Illustrator-Bobby Basnight

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    Binding: Paperback Publisher: Tab Books Date published: 1990-09 ISBN-13: 9780877422884 ISBN: 0877422885

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach: a Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

    by Casey, Don

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    Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Seascape Enterprises Date published: 1987 ISBN-13: 9780931595011 ISBN: 0931595010

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach: a Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

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    Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Seascape Enterprises Date published: 1987-06 ISBN-13: 9780931595011 ISBN: 0931595010

    Description: Good. In stock and available for immediate shipment. Apparently signed and inscribed by both co-authors and illustrator on front fly leaf. Apparent first edition. Out of print and limited availability. Not ex-library. No remainder mark. Pages clean, white, and tight with no highlighting, underlining, or marginalia. Decorative unclipped dust jacket with moderate edge and shelf wear, a small chipped area at the bottom of the spine; a smaller chipped area at the top of the spine. A small tear in ... read more

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    by Don Casey, Lew Hackler

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    Binding: Softcover Publisher: Tab Books Date published: 1995 ISBN-13: 9780877422884 ISBN: 0877422885

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    Binding: PAPERBACK Publisher: Tab Books Date published: 1995 ISBN-13: 9780877422884 ISBN: 0877422885

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach: a Philosophic and Practical Approach to Cruising

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    Sensible Cruising: the Thoreau Approach

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    Binding: Hardcover Publisher: Seascape Enterprises Date published: 1987-06 ISBN-13: 9780931595011 ISBN: 0931595010

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