REVIEWS: SAILING MAGAZINE:
Earning the Golden Sail: It is the goal of many of us--retiring
from the rat race, buying a sailboat, and sailing off into the
sunset. But the questions loom large. What type of boat? Where do
we sail? How will we manage?
These are all questions sailing contributor, Matts Djos and his
wife Jeanine, faced when he retired in 2006 and his search for
answers is recorded in his new book, "Sailing Out of
Retirement."
Starting with a trailerable Balboa 26, Matts and Jeanine move up
to a Mariner 31 ketch, which they restore and fit out for cruising.
Some of the chapters have appeared previously in SAILING Magazine
and may be familiar to readers, but they've been updated for the
book. For retirees and the curious of all ages, the book will serve
as a guide and case study of one couple's endeavor to live the
dream (May 2011). CRUISING WORLD:
In a nation of baby boomers, this volume targets an often
ignored niche: senior sailors. The crux of the book is a primer
based on the septuagenarian author's experiences gleaned when,
after retirement, he and his wife bought a Mariner 31 ketch and
went cruising. Djos advises on choosing and buying a pre-owned
boat, refitting, selecting a marina, heavy weather tactics, and
medical issues for older cruisers . SOUNDINGS MAGAZINE:
Seasoned sailors with the wind still in their sails might
consider "Sailing Out of Retirement: Living the Dream" by the
veteran cruising couple, Matts and Jeanine Djos. The two have
extensively sailed the West Coast from Canada to Mexico, and Matts
has written extensively as a freelance writer for multiple nautical
magazines. In their new book, the retired couple offers suggestions
on how to find the right used boat--drawing from their own
experience--from an extensive restoration to a shakedown
cruise.
Also chronicled are the nuances of marinas and moorings; short
and long term cruising, common sense seamanship, matters of
personal health, safety and onboard ambiance and comfort--all
geared toward retirees and seniors .
The Djoses currently sail a trailerable 26 foot Balboa and a
Mariner 31, which is moored in San Pedro, Calif. .
48 NORTH: . . . of special interest to novices, adventurers,
retirees, and armchair sailors . . . Given their experience over
fifty years under sail, Matts and Jeanine describe how to find just
the right pre-owned boat, including what may be involved in an
extensive refit, restoration, and shakedown. . . . AUTHOR'S
DESCRIPTION This is a book for retirees, armchair sailors,
dreamers, and lovers of the wind and sea. Sailing couple, Matts and
Jeanine Djos, will suggest how to find just the right pre-owned
boat by their own example and describe from personal experience
what may be involved in buying and refitting a boat, shaking it
down, and finding just the right marina. Also included are tactics
for heavy weather sailing, common sense seamanship, the pleasures
(and advantages) of seniority, personal health and safety, and
onboard ambiance and comfort. As the great poet, Tennyson, wrote of
Ulysses, "There lies the port, the vessel puffs her sail, and while
much is taken, much still abides." So come join them, and perhaps
you too shall discover something unexpected and remarkable about
the rollicking sea, the wayward heavens, and the wonder of
discovering a well-found boat that suits your needs perfectly Matts
Djos is a lifelong sailor and boating enthusiast. He and Jeanine
have sailed much of the West, including the Pacific Northwest,
Canada, Mexico, California, the Great Southwest, and the Rockies.
Matts has written extensively on sailing and is a free-lance writer
for 48 North, Sail, Sailing, and Cruising World. He and Jeanine are
the Authors of The Sacrament of Sail: Finding Our Way (Amazon,
2011). Matts is the author of The Spindrift (Amazon, 2012).
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