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Out at sea in a small boat, nature is not something to be observed disinterestedly: it batters and drenches you, refreshes and enlivens you.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSailing the Shallows\u003c\/em\u003e is a manifesto for a different attitude to sailing, far removed from the ostentation and complexity of modern-day yachting. Roger Barnes combines lyrical writing and beautifully drawn illustrations with simple and practical wisdom on experiencing the pure joy of being out on the water in a small boat. We accompany him on his early days afloat in the Lake District, paddling Hildegard, the 'communist canoe,' in France and undertaking more extreme passages (even capsizing) in his beloved \u003cem\u003eAvel Dro\u003c\/em\u003e. Along the way, Roger weaves in advice on skills, techniques, and lessons learned: this is a book to be read and re-read not just for the stories but the keen insights into small boat sailing techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSailing the Shallows\u003c\/em\u003e describes a lifetime’s journey towards the recognition that cruising in a dinghy is not an imperfect and provisional way to get afloat, but the purest and most perfect way to go sailing.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRoger Barnes, born in 1958, is President of the Dinghy Cruising Association and lives out his passion year-round, exploring beautiful and remote places in his dinghy, \u003cem\u003eAvel Dro\u003c\/em\u003e. For many years, he had a monthly column in \u003cem\u003eDinghy Sailing Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e, and he also writes for \u003cem\u003eClassic Boat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWatercraft\u003c\/em\u003e. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Dinghy Cruising Companion\u003c\/em\u003e, published by Adlard Coles Nautical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch6\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/h6\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Local Knowledge\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Back into the Shoals\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Windermere\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Heron\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Seagoon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Windermere Revisited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. An Inland Passage\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. On the River\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. In the Wake of the Teasel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. Down to Yarmouth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Into Southern Waters\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Hildegard\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Baggywrinkle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e14. The People of the Shallows\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e15. Coniston Water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e16. Loch Shuna\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e17. Don't Sail to Lundy in an Easterly\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e18. Caracole and After\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e19. Avel Dro\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e20. Into the West\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e21. An Unsettled Summer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e22. Coasting in September\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e23. The Last Great Wild River of Europe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e24. The Challenge in the Pertuis\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e25. Capsize!\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e26. 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