The Cruising Woman's Advisor: How to Prepare for the Voyaging Life

I bought this in hopes that it would help encourage my wife wife that we could do this, and to help answer her specific questions and concerns. It did all that! I read it first and hung on every morsel of sensible advice and answers to issues both obvious and those I'd never considered. This author has obviously been there done that, and has the ability to tell it like it is while easing the anxiety and encouraging the adventure. This is an excellent read. It will come with us as a valued reference.

I always wondered how women thought about living aboard a sailboat and spending their days "cruising" and the lack of certain things, like shopping malls. LoL It makes for a good read and helps me understand what women think about when it comes to going out of sight of land.

I bought this for my partner and myself. I read it first, and I was impressed with the authors ability to capture the big picture of getting ready to actually cruising. I have read many books on how to, but I found it wonderfully refreshing to paint the view from a women's perspective and stay more general. I gathered that is one of the authors points in the way men and women may learn to sail and cruise. I thought the book touched on many of the real life issues for couples.

The only thing missing in this book is more pages!!! This isn't a "How to Sail" book. As a would be cruiser, Diana Jessie answered many of my questions that are not addressed in other cruising books. The topics aren't just for women either. She discusses every day events that are encountered in the cruising lifestyle such as: how to dispose of trash, how you interact daily with your crew and with other boats, how to make the adjustment, and much more. My only regret is that she didn't go into more detail. She utilized the experiences of 21 participants, experienced women cruisers/sailors, for the research and background of the book. Great job and good reading!

Anyone even thinking of going cruising with your significant other must read this book. I purchased this book for my wife who has some serious doubts about long term cruising. Diana Jessie does a wonderful job answering all the questions I know my wife is concerned about. I read this book so that I could better understand what her concerns may be. Diana Jessie has a wonderful writing style and she really gets at the heart of an issue. I really enjoyed reading this book and can't wait for my wife to do the same.