Three Ways to Capsize a Boat

An Optimist Afloat

Author:	Chris Stewart
Published:	2010
Format:	Paperback

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No Experience? No Problem. Just Bring a Bucket.

Chris Stewart’s hilarious first sailing job – from the Greek islands to the North Atlantic – told with warmth, chaos, and great charm.

If you’re wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here’s one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands. It was his dream job – and there was just one tiny problem. He hadn’t ever sailed before and had not the foggiest how to start.

In a series of madcap and hilarious adventures we follow Chris from a shaky start in Chichester harbour to his epic Odyssey to Spetses (a bucket would have been handy), and then on to the journey of a lifetime – battening down the hatches on a trip across the North Atlantic. It’s a journey crackling with Chris’s zest for life, irresistible humour, and unerring lack of foresight.

Dry land never looked more welcoming.

Praise for Three Ways to Capsize a Boat

“A charming and lyrical read, awash with the joy of discovery.”
– Rory MacLean, The Guardian

“Possibly the one travel writer who is funnier than Bill Bryson.”
– The Traveller

About the Author

Christopher Stewart is a British author who was the original drummer and a founder member of Genesis. When not writing, he runs a farm, where he lives, near Órgiva in Spain.