Yacht Were You Thinking?
An A-Z of Boat Names Good and Bad
$23.20
- Hardcover
144 pages
- Release Date
30 September 2017
Summary
Naming a boat is as personal as naming a baby (even if few male skippers would risk telling the wife that). The culmination of many years of dreaming and penny pinching, the purchase of a boat of any size is a huge event for any sailor, and with that comes serious naming pressure. Many boatowners have a secret fear that someone else got their brilliantly original name first – or ruined it for ever by reducing its reputation to snigger-worthy opprobrium. Sometimes it’s so difficult to name a b…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472944375 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472944372 |
| Author: | Jonathan Eyers |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Adlard Coles Nautical |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 30 September 2017 |
| Weight: | 200g |
| Dimensions: | 182mm x 124mm x 16mm |
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BOOK OF THE MONTH: Underpinned by history, psychology and a large dash of humour, his latest book is a witty guide to boat naming.
BOOK OF THE MONTH: Underpinned by history, psychology and a large dash of humour, his latest book is a witty guide to boat naming. * Coast magazine *Offers an A-Z of boat names both good and bad, common and uncommon, and answers the all-important question of what the name of your vessel says about you. * Welsh Coastal Life *An essential guide including an interesting history, a fair bit of psychology and a lot of humour. * All at Sea *
About The Author
Jonathan Eyers
Jonathan Eyers is the author of Don’t Shoot the Albatross!: Nautical Myths and Superstitions, How to Snog a Hagfish!: Disgusting Things in the Sea and Final Voyage: The World’s Worst Maritime Disasters for Adlard Coles Nautical, and the novel The Thieves of Pudding Lane for Bloomsbury Children’s.
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