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Bound for Roque Island by RJ Rubadeau is an enjoyable book for anyone that sails with a family, on the coast of Maine, or would like to. You can get it direct off his website(boundforroqueisland.com)
I took this shot of his boat, DOG STAR in Northeast Harbor a couple years back(not knowing him or the book then) A Rhodes design from the 30's. Nice boat.
Good timing on the picture, Tom - I just started reading Bob Perry's latest article in Good Old Boat, about Phillip Rhodes and how he inspired a generation of yacht designers, and Dog Star (Rip Tide) is the first boat he writes about. Very nice!
Two thumbs way up! When I finished, I had that, "oh no, I'm done, now what will I read?" feeling. I consider many cruising books to be written by cruisers who write books about cruising (not necessarily a bad thing). But, I would put this one in the category of a writer who happens to cruise. (Joe Coomer's "Sailing in a Spoonful of Water" is another that comes to mind.) A timely read too; after my most disheartening and wallet busting season to date, it was a refreshing reminder why I became so obsessed with this whole old sailboat thing in the first place. The only thing missing was line drawings of "Dog Star".