books by Daniel Spurr

books by Daniel Spurr

books:

Daniel Spurr

Offshore Sailing: 200 Essential Passagemaking Tips

William G. Seifert, Daniel Spurr

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2001

Offshoore Sailing: 2000 passagemaking tips
This is a very comprehensive book explaining what you need to know about offshore sailing.

Upgrading the Cruising Sailboat : Spurr's Boatbook, 2nd edition
Daniel Spurr

TAB Books Inc, 1991

Now in its second edition, completely revised and updated, Spurr's Boatbook remains the best single source for understanding and improving your boat. You need not live with a dark or dank cabin, insufficient space for stowage or chartwork, or sheet winches, halyards, and reefing arrangements so inconvenient that you often find yourself motoring ...

Heart of Glass : Fiberglass Boats and the Men Who Built Them

Daniel Spurr

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2004

A great read for anyone interested in business management
This readable, well-researched, and often hilarious book will delight the dickens out of any boater, power or sail (great gift!!!). More broadly, anyone interested in business management -- what works, what doesn't work, and where technology fits in -- will find much ...

Your First Sailboat : How to Find and Sail the Right Boat for You

Daniel Spurr

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2004

So Many Sailboat Details To Learn!
I love to sail but buying my first sailboat is quite the adventure. This book makes reading about all the details enjoyable and even humorous at times. I especially appreciate all the great illustrations to help understand the parts & various conditions of boats.

Yacht Style: Design and Decor Ideas for Your Boat

Daniel Spurr

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1997

A beautiful display of yacht decoration and craftsmanship
This is a gem of book, more devoted to the art of designing beautiful details and accomodations in yachts, than to aspects of naval design. It deals mostly with relatively large sailing boats. Offers very interesting insights into what is appropriate in interior design ...

Steered by the Falling Stars: A Fathers Journey

Daniel Spurr

Henry Holt&Co (P), 1995

Excellent
Dan Spurr writes with such candor, and honesty one wants to meet him. Although the piece is far from somber it addresses serious emotions. One experiences the feel of a thoughtful cruise down the eastern seaboard with all its sunny days, and howling squalls.

River of Forgotten Days: A Journey Down the Mississippi in Search of LA Salle

Daniel Spurr

Diane Pub Co, 1998

A River of Remembered Days
When I saw La Salle in the title, I was almost put off this book, but I am glad I took the time to look a bit further. Being a Mississippi River travelog buff, I hoped to find something of interst in this book and indeed I did. Skipping all the entries on La Salle and ...