Off Watch with Old Harry: The funny side of sailing
By (Author) Des Sleightholme
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Adlard Coles Nautical
1st April 2005
United Kingdom
General
Non Fiction
Humour
797.124
Paperback
128
Width 138mm, Height 216mm
252g
Off Watch With Old Harry is another delightfully entertaining collection of Des Sleightholme's amusing observations on the nautical scene. The 'joys' of antifouling, the bloody-mindedness of marine engines, the dubious pleasures of sailing on a spring tide, skippers, launching, and novice crew are just some of the subjects aired by 'Old Harry'. Perceptive, amusing and presented in Sleightholme's inimitable style, each episode is enlivened with a cartoon illustration. An ideal bunkside read.
"'There are really only two side-splitting yachting journalists operating today - one of them is J D Sleightholme' Dolphin Book Club 'For the best humorous writing, Old Harry still reigns supreme' Yachting Monthly"
Des Sleighthome, before he died in 2003, had a lifetime's experience of boats, sailing and all things nautical. Former editor of Yachting Monthly, his Old Harry series of books, as well as Funny Old Life and Funny Old Sailor have all been instant bestsellers.