Twenty Affordable Sailboats To Take You Anywhere

It is unfortunatetunate that they ignored a myriad of smaller boats. They could have add a chapter on boats from 25 to 30 feet and compare their versatility.

While I enjoyed the book some of the numbers calculated for each boat are off. I noticed the motion comfort ratio for the Baba 30 was very different than the other boats so I did some digging. The numbers for the other boats are better but don't exactly match what you get using the formulas in the back. So I found the formulas that were actually used and ended up making a spreadsheet to recalculate everything. I also added the boats from John Vigor's book "Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere". Can't provide a link here but if you Google search the terms 'the things I do hcbonner' then you can find the spreadsheet in my "...messing about in boats" blog post.

Trying to figure out what kind of boat you need for blue water cruising and how much that boat might cost? John Vigor's "Twenty Affordable Boats" is the place to start. Our copy has been referenced many times as part of our long-range plan to get out there and see the world. It's a great volume to have at hand when you're perusing yachtworld or other websites featuring boats for sail.The only caveat here is that, of course, this book is not comprehensive. Vigor could have included another 20 boats and perhaps another 20 after that. If you already have a good idea of what those boats are, your level of expertise may be beyond Vigor's target audience.But for those of us in the "trying to figure all this out" stage of planning our sailing adventures, this book is absolutely top-notch. A must.

This book picks up where "Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere" (by John Vigor) left off. Vigor writes the extraordinarily humorous preface, which is actually one of the best parts of the book (laughed out loud). Vigor writes with greater humor than Nestor (no insult, as this is Vigor's special gift), but both are extremely informative, and both books are well worth reading. Because of the "take you anywhere" escapist allure and the books' propensity to stir your imagination and conjure fantasies that provoke the reasonable man to contemplate unreasonable acts, my brother-in-law aptly calls the books "sailboat porn."

Writing this type book is so easy. There must be a hundred well known sailboats out there that could easially fit this description. Think about it. Well built, affordable classic fiberglass boats abound. We could add the Pearson 35-36, the Columbias, the Ericsons and numerous others to this mix. Bullet proof Westails fall neatly into this catagory. How about the Downeast 38? Now there is a well built offshore boat. However with all it's shortcomings, I did enjoy the book. Well most of it anyway. I was stunned by the boat on the cover but could not find it in the book. That is the misleading part. It kind of looks like a cross between a Morgan and a Hughes. A lovely boat. Wish it was included.

I really wish they had done a more direct comparison between the boats in the book. In the previous book they were rated on safety from 1 to 19 I would like to have seen this continue into the second book. Overall it does give you a good idea of what helps to make these sailboats seaworthy and safe.

A great book for someone who is interested in sailing but hasn't a lot of experience.This book gives a very in depth view on the pros and cons of ownership, and important sailing traits of twenty sailboats.A good reference for someone in the market for a sailboat.

The author does a fair job of providing straightforward information about the boats and can provide an impressive history of the boats' architects & builders. I am not sure if I would agree that the boats are affordable. Most of them are in the $30,000+ range. As opposed to Vigor's reviews of the Albin Vega, Alberg 30, Folkboat, Contessa 26, and Pearson Triton which are truly affordable boats. I was disappointed that most of the boats reviewed in Nestor's book were anything but affordable (comparatively). Lastly, the book seems to lack the wit and charm of Vigor's work. It felt similar to reading a technical manual. Not bad writing - just not what I expected from a follow on to Twenty Small Sailboats to Take You Anywhere.

Ok if you are in the North American market for such a boat but if you are not buying there it is of limited applicability save for general information which might point you in the direction of particular rigs, hulls, etc. Glad I bought the cheaper kindle version but it wouldn't download properly to my mac.

This book will teach you more about the ins and outs of how sailboats of different manufacture were made than any other that I have found. It is an excellent resource for the sailor who wishes to upgrade to a larger previously enjoyed sailboat, as well as for the soon to be sailor who is just looking to get into the life. It reviews several fairly well known sailboats, as well as some fairly unknown models. It is the unknown or not as well known models that I found this book most valuable for. This book enabled me to realize that Allied Princess boats were virtually immune to osmotic blistering. So I bought one of those too. And it had no osmosis. Proved the point.

Excellent reading for the novice and interested in affordable boats .