Our resident comic curmudgeon ("Courtesy afloat is as overrated as ratchet screwdrivers and any motion picture with subtitles") proves why he is allowed to continue writing the longest-running column in WoodenBoat magazine. - WoodenBoat

Packed full of humor and straight shooting, a very enjoyable read.

"Hilarious...witty and funny...an essential tool that should be carried on every vessel, with nav charts, beer and torpedoes." - A reader

"One of the best books about this approach (simply go at it) to cruising is called Nautical No-No's. A funny collection of experiences by Elyse & Robert Katz of Newton, who bought their modest cruiser and took off into Buzzard's Bay with less experience than hope, less know-how than willingness". - Tony Chamberlain/Boston Globe

Nautically Challenged is a collection of witty, candidly funny mishaps about a family embarking on a new and fascinating hobby - boating. The hilarious adventures start when the family decides to buy a boat, but all they know is that boats are supposed to float. The boat does float, but seamanship skills take a long time to acquire, and trouble starts right there at the dealership.

A cartoon book dealing with the costs of boating, the mishaps, the joys, landlubbers, and the pitfalls of relationships and dating the sailor!