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Off Watch with Old Harry: The funny side of sailing

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Off Watch with Old Harry: The funny side of sailing

Contributors:

By (Author) Des Sleightholme

ISBN:

9780713671230

Publisher:

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Imprint:

Adlard Coles Nautical

Publication Date:

1st April 2005

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Other Subjects:

Humour

Dewey:

797.124

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

128

Dimensions:

Width 138mm, Height 216mm

Weight:

252g

Description

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.

Reviews

"'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"

Author Bio

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.

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