Watersteps Through France

Bill and Laurel Cooper have lived on boats of various kinds for more than fifteen years. One year they decided to spend the winter in the South of France, so they left England with the Dutch barge Hosanna, seaworthy but only half finished, and entered the French canals via the river Somme, looking for a warmer climate. Their philosophy of travel is easygoing, not expecting too much of either themselves or the people they meet and the land they travel through. This means that they have time to explore out-of-the-way places and make friends with a variety of people, from the old man who invited them to a cock-fight in Picardie to the bargewife who spent all day gossiping on VHF radio in her lace-curtained wheelhouse. We see the French, their folklore, customs and - above all - their food through the eyes of two seasoned travellers who are always ready to take a fresh view of the unexpected. After many adventures - including being trapped in the Haute Marne when the canal system was drained, and narrowly surviving a winter mistral in the Rhone Valley - Bill and Laurel arrive in time to spend Christmas in the peace and warmth of the Camargue. This is an account of a journey through the waterways of France.

Travel

Cooper, Bill

Cooper, Laurel

Europe

Methuen Publishing, Ltd.

Sell Up and Sail: Taking the Ulysses Option

Sports & Outdoors

Water Sports

Nautical Books

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Sell Up and Sail: Pursue the Dream

Self-Help

Motivational

Adlard Coles Nautical

Bill and Laurel Cooper both retired early from promising careers to travel by water. They spent ten years living on a yacht which they built themselves and wrote "Sell Up and Sail" on how to do it successfully. One winter they left England in their half-finished Dutch barge, Hosanna, for the canals and warmer climate of France. Their easy-going means of travel took them off the beaten track and into numerous adventures, including being trapped in the Haute Marne and blown to bits by a winter mistral. Amongst the many colourful characters they met was a man who took them to a cockfight in Picardy and a bargewoman who spent all day gossiping on UHF radio. This is their account of the trip. It presents the French people, their folklore, customs and - above all - food, seen through the eyes of two seasoned travellers who are always ready to take a fresh view of the unexpected.

Mandarin

Describes how the authors gave up their lives in the rat race and began a life on the ocean wave. They offer advice on sailing, describe the pitfalls of early retirement, financing and deep-sea voyaging.

UNKNO

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Sheridan House

This is the highly readable account of how a couple opted out of the rat race and took to a life at sea. Since the printing of the first edition, this book has become the bible on how to live a cruising lifestyle. It is concerned less with sailing technique and seamanship than it is with attitudes and practical matters; how to organize finances, select a cruising boat, pack the proper tools, and stow and preserve food. Also included is a special test designed by the authors to help boaters think about and question their reasons for taking up a cruising lifestyle. 
This fifth edition has been updated and revised to include far-reaching changes in navigation, electronics and communications as well as government regulations and other recent developments that may affect the long term cruising sailorÂ’s life afloat.

Sell Up & Sail

Sheridan House Inc

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Religion & Spirituality

Matthews, June

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The Matthews Family

Matthews Family, The

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