Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die: Sailing Experts Share the World's Greatest Destinations Hardcover – May 1, 2007

Excellent book for sailors and non sailors alike. Great photos of fantastic places to experience.

This was a gift for a friend who sails and he said it was one of the best books on sailing he ever got. Good description and beautiful pictures. He was very happy with it! If he could only sail all these destinations…

This was a great read. It sent me down the rabbit hole and made me explore and dream even more. Highly recommend. ~ AKGypsy

Purchased this as a gift for my coworker that's about to retire. He's an avid sailor and wanted something he could use. Him and his wife called me so happy they loved this book and already plan on going to one of the destinations in a few months. Great gift for a traveler.

The book itself was in good shape. The book jacket was scraped, smudged, not new looking. It was disappointing because it was a gift.

Chris Santella`s "Fifty Places to Sail Before You Die" is an interesting but ultimately disappointing book. Although the idea of a collection of unforgettable places to sail is an excellent idea, this book is one of unrealized potential.The author contacted and interviewed famous sailors from around the world - racers, charterers, instructors, photographers, etc. - for their favorite places to sail. For each great sailing area, he wrote a 3-4 page blurb about the area, and included a small bio of the expert along with some basic information about how to travel to the area, when the best sailing season is, and information about local accommodations and charters.Unfortunately, Santella does not sell these sailing locales. I expected a book on great sailing areas to include numerous dazzling photographs of each area, but most of the sections include only one picture from the area (some none). Too many of the write-ups focus on the history of sailing an area or other trivia instead of the reasons to sail that area now, and there are no maps to give one a flavor of the area - another must, to me, in a book about sailing locations.Despite these drawbacks, there is still some interesting information in this book and the sailing locales are a nice sampling of different types of sailing locales. Ultimately, although this book did not give me a burning desire to travel to many of these places, this book is still a worthwhile purchase for anyone with a love of sailing.

This book is very colorful and made an excellent read for the boater.

Perfect gift for a sailor. We are looking at sailing all 50 places, 2 down 48 to go