Voyages to Windward
Sailing Adventures on Vancouver Island's West Coast
Harbour Publishing. 2005 hardcover, 2015 updated paper
An exquisitely crafted story of a quarter-century of discovery that will delight sailors and nonsailors alike. By choosing the difficult windward route, up Vancouver Island’s rugged outer coast, the author and her husband encountered wild weather, colorful characters, and fascinating history. Beautifully illustrated with color photographs.
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from reviews of Voyages to Windward
"If Voyages to Windward doesn’t inspire you to hoist your sails and weigh your anchor for a coastal exploration of your very own, then saltwater doesn’t run in your veins."
--CanWest News Service
"A gorgeous display of color photos throughout makes Voyages to Windward an exciting visual display, spiced with high adventure and not a few practical tips".
--The Midwest Book Review
…."we wouldn’t even consider sailing the west coast without this invaluable, beautiful, historical book. Just grab your charts and go!
--48 degrees North
--"To put this book in with the usual guides is to put a Sigurd Olson book with a Cub Scout manual on the outdoors; to compare a Herreshoff skiff to a plywood dinghy. …..
Overall, a gem of a book. If you sail or even have any intention of voyaging along the outer coast of Vancouver Island you will need this book. Or you can indulge yourself and buy a copy so you can dream about the journey."
--Sitka Daily Sentinel and KTOO radio, Juneau
“Voyages to Windward is elegant enough to be a ‘coffee table book,’ but unlike many tomes in that genre, it almost certainly won’t spend any significant amount of time lying around unopened – until it has been read again, and again, and again.”
– Nor’westing
--CanWest News Service
"A gorgeous display of color photos throughout makes Voyages to Windward an exciting visual display, spiced with high adventure and not a few practical tips".
--The Midwest Book Review
…."we wouldn’t even consider sailing the west coast without this invaluable, beautiful, historical book. Just grab your charts and go!
--48 degrees North
--"To put this book in with the usual guides is to put a Sigurd Olson book with a Cub Scout manual on the outdoors; to compare a Herreshoff skiff to a plywood dinghy. …..
Overall, a gem of a book. If you sail or even have any intention of voyaging along the outer coast of Vancouver Island you will need this book. Or you can indulge yourself and buy a copy so you can dream about the journey."
--Sitka Daily Sentinel and KTOO radio, Juneau
“Voyages to Windward is elegant enough to be a ‘coffee table book,’ but unlike many tomes in that genre, it almost certainly won’t spend any significant amount of time lying around unopened – until it has been read again, and again, and again.”
– Nor’westing
Where to buy Voyages to Windward.
Hardback copies of Voyages to Windward are sold out.
Paperback copies (updated in 2015) are print-on-demand, printed in the U.S. Order them from your favorite bookstore or online book seller in both U.S and Canada.
Hardback copies of Voyages to Windward are sold out.
Paperback copies (updated in 2015) are print-on-demand, printed in the U.S. Order them from your favorite bookstore or online book seller in both U.S and Canada.