Up Aloft with Old Harry Contributor(s): Sleightholme, Des (Author) |
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ISBN: 0713650400 ISBN-13: 9780713650402 Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical Press OUR PRICE: $12.56 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2009 Annotation: Up Aloft with Old Harry is a further wonderful collection of batty observations on the sailing scene. Wickedly perceptive, Sleightholme attacks pomposity with scarifying gusto, taking the mickey out of everything and everybody afloat. Such topics as leaking boats, dragging anchors, the charms of twin keels, the Fastnet Race, moving house by boat, chartering and, of course, the perils of going aloft, are handled with pitiless relish. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Sports & Recreation | Sailing - Sports & Recreation | Essays |
Dewey: 797 |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.2" W x 8.54" (0.39 lbs) 96 pages |
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Publisher Description: Up Aloft with Old Harry is another wonderful collection of Des Sleightholme's batty observations on the sailing scene. Wickedly perceptive, Sleightholme attacks pomposity with scarifying 'Sleightholme is the man to make you laugh' Yachting Monthly 'Nobody is safe from Sleightholme's wit and wisdom' Motor Boat & Yachting |