Voyaging On A Small Income Review

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(More customer reviews)For anyone thinking of setting off for an extended period of small boat cruising (or voyaging, as Annie more accurately calls it), and not starting with a 6, or even 5 figure bank balance, this book is essential reading. It describes a philosophy of living very different from that maybe experienced before on a cruising holiday, weekend sailing, or even daily life. It starts from the point of view that long term, live-aboard life is both possible and sustainable, providing certain perspectives are adopted. These include rejecting any item of equipment not capable of extended, reliable, cost-effective performance on board a boat (this for example rules out most modern electronics, for entirely sensible and logical, rather than `back to mother nature' reasons), selecting, buying, storing and preparing food from the point of view of where you are, what's available, and how long you may be at sea, and most importantly, managing your limited finances using the most rigorous criteria possible.
Here, Annie applies the basic principles of sound commercial management to all financial decisions (is this a better buy than that over time? can I buy now and save later?) and demonstrates a complete and intuitive grasp of what in the parlance of modern management theory would be called `Total Cost of Ownership Investment Appraisal' - a valuable object lesson for many senior management in some of the largest corporations. She writes about it in her own unique and forthright style, clearly based on many years of real experience, that demands attention and respect.
This is not a `go there, do that, buy the t-shirt' kind of sailing book, but for anyone seriously contemplating long term voyaging on a small budget, or simply wanting a unique insight into an alternative lifestyle from the comfort and security of their armchair, and brave enough to venture past the warning on the cover that this might cause you to challenge some of your most basic beliefs in what passes for `normal' existence, Voyaging on a Small Income, as a useful reference source or a good read, is a must.

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Maintaining that there is little preventing one from cruising the world by boat, this book provides practical ideas for turning one's dreams of life at sea into reality, with suggestions for preplanning and simplifying one's life.

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Brazil And Beyond Review

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(More customer reviews)I got this book after reading Voyaging On A Small Income and was a bit disapointed. It is all written in the "first we did that and then we went here and did this"-fashion. They are just sailing to Brazil, as the title says.
Don't get me wrong. It is a good book about sailing to Brazil, but it just doesn't touch my fantasy as much as Voyaging On A Small Income. Also, I miss some information on the sailing. It's all about the destinations.

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This is the long awaited and much anticipated second book by Annie Hill, author of Voyaging on a Small Income. For all those who have been entertained by Annie and Pete Hill's saga on Badger, the voyage continues. Now, Badger and her crew are off for the sailing adventure of a lifetime to South America and the Falkland Islands. In her typical, well-written fashion, Annie gives us enough technical information to satisfy any sailor as well as plenty of travel adventure to satisfy the sailor's soul. Rejoin Annie and Pete aboard Badger for an exploration of the East Coast of South America and the Falkland Islands in Brazil and Beyond.The road not taken . . .How many of us have fantasized a sailboat and a long cruise to farawayplaces? Just casting off from the hum-drum life ashore and sailingaway for a lifetime of adventure? Annie & Peter Hill have actuallydone it. In their 34-foot, Benford design, junk-rigged sailboat,Badger, they set off from England to cross the Atlantic and cruise theeast coast of South America, visiting the many rivers, harbors andanchorages of Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and the isolated FalklandIslands. Along the way they meet the eclectic international cruisingfraternity who live aboard and visit the odd corners of theworld. They sample the new delights of other countries and cultures,of vistas and wildlife most of us will never know evenexist. Illustrated with many photos taken by Annie and Pete, as wellas by sketch charts of anchorages and harbors done by Pete, this sagaof their year-long voyage follows their day-by-day adventures anddetails of their unique lifestyle, world-cruising aboard a relativelysmall boat, dependent on the wind and their own resourcefulness.

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