This series of musings is a compilation of the best from the author s regular column in WoodenBoat magazine in the USA. Even though he is a yachtie, the owner of the 41ft wooden cutter, it succeeds as a perceptive commentary.

It deals with subjects close to all our hearts, such as the difficulties of maintaining a boat and keeping the family happy on the water, and the problems posed by marine equipment.

– Motor Boat Monthly

Kasanof is familiar to readers of WoodenBoat magazine for his funny, insightful and diverse column that lends its name to the book title. He's picked out some of his favorites for this book collection 60 pieces in which the readers often will see themselves, their boats and their boating friends. A lifelong sailor and former writer for Rudder magazine, Kasanof is retired and lives in Florida on a boat he restored

– Soundings: An Interdisciplinary Journal

Lighthearted insights about all sorts of nautical nuances abound in this entertaining book by a WoodenBoat magazine humor columnist. Need a wind-direction indicator? Use your face, Kasanof advises. It's standard equipment, doesn t cost $279.95, and works most of the time.

– Cruising World