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The story of Mischief of Miami, with a preface by
Roderick Stephens Jr. J^^^^word by Arthur Beiser
ALTERING
COURSE
Richard ].Vogt
This is the account of a Florida banker
and his wife, a college professor, who
decided in mid-life to quit their jobs, sell
their home, and build a boat to spend the
rest of their days cruising in different parts
of the world. Not just another nautical
adventure story, this book instead is the
story of one couples carefully planned
realization of the dream so many people
share. It is also a celebration of their boat,
Mischief', one of the best-known custom-
built ocean cruisers of the '70's.
Arthur Beiser, author of The Propier Yacht,
says of Mischief: "She is a proper yacht,
and given her solid construction, is likely
to remain one for decades to come. Mischief
has enough autonomy for any venture her
owner might wish to undertake... .The
solutions she embodies to the problems of
wind and sea, close-quarters living, and so
on are worth a close look by anyone con¬
templating a new boat."
Vogt gives step-by-step explanations of
the details of how Sparkman & Stephens
designed Mischief, built to be the perfect
cruising sailboat. He follows this with a
lively and intelligent account of their first
voyage, from the yard in Holland where
the boat was built to the West Indies, via
England, Spain, and the Mediterranean.
He includes numerous anecdotes that give
the flavor of foreign sailing, and has a
knack for perceiving and describing the
essence of the problems and pleasures
involved.
For those planning to do some serious
cruising as well as those who merely wish
they could, this book will certainly be an
inspiration.
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ERR A NEA N SEA
ALTERING COURSE
ALTERING COURSE
RICHARD J. VOGT
Preface by Roderick Stephens Jr.
Foreword by Arthur Beiser
Charts by Miriam Schiff Hersey
COLOR PHOTOGRAPHS BY DAN NERNEY
JL
Sail Books, Inc.
BOSTON

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