Being prepared for heavy weather at sea

Despite what many of today’s “YouTube” sailors and bloggers may say, bad weather is an unavoidable yet integral part of life on the ocean – be it a tropical thunderstorms or a mid-ocean gale. Tom Cunliffe is one of Britain’s leading sailing writers and his many years of experience in the maritime environment shine through in this comprehensive, but easy to read book.

Tom’s goal with this book was to provide everyone, regardless of their passage-making ambitions, with a sound brief so that whether they find themselves at the wrong end of a force-six blow along the coast or confronted with serious waves far out at sea, they are fully aware of their options for dealing with whatever hits them.

I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book and only wish I had access to it before setting out on my own sailing adventure. It is filled with practical and sound advice, is easy to read and has loads of images and diagrams to support the comprehensive text. When I go to sea again, I will make sure I have a copy of this stowed away.

Reviewed by:
Lynda Lim
Noonsite Regional Sub-editor

Living Through the Gale is available to buy directly from the web page of Fernhurst Books.

By: Tom Cunliffe
Publisher: Fernhurst Books; 2nd May 2023
ISBN: 9781912621637

See the video of Tom explaining his new book.