I bet this book ruffled some feathers among the snooty cruising crowd and I almost wet myself laughing several times when he described the herd mentality and mindless idiocy of some of the people who are so proud of being "full-time sailors. I did this, and then I went there and did that, and after that I did this, and I don’t like sailing, then we went there and did this; I don’t like cruisers either, then we went here, and I don’t like sailing, then we did that, did we mention that we don’t like cruisers? Designed to Bumfuzzle the brain, this mind-bending social card game was made to confuse even the cleverest brain! Yes, many criticize the authors for their lack of experience however their commitment to the journey is wonderful and sticks with you for a long time. The company are being extremely unhelpful and demanding all kinds of photographic and video evidence of the fault, presumably to avoid having to give a refund.

Description Join Professor Simon Rees for this family-friendly, interactive show exploring the creative and imaginative world of science. If a player makes a mistake (and they will), they pick up all the cards from the middle of the table. Bumfuzzle is the story of a couple's journey around the world in a catamaran (for which the book is named). There are some things, on their boat, they never learn the purpose of and other items, they realize, well into the trip, they have been using incorrectly, causing them to exert way more effort, than was necessary. Plenty, it turned out, and their journey would take them three years through storms, kerfluffles with immigration and customs in multiple countries, encounters with whales and dolphins, and their own inexperience.Let's face it: circumnavigating the globe on a small sailboat isn't something most people are ever going to get to do.

But on the other hand, he doesn't claim to always know what he's doing and they do learn as they go. Who would believe 2 white collars workers with no nautical experience except 1day of class could sailing around the world. As for the book itself, it's at times interesting and occasionally mildly amusing, but it does get a bit 'samey' and there's sometimes an air of unwarranted smugness to it. It takes inspiration from the Stroop Effect, a psychological phenomenon which focuses on delayed response time and haphazardry, creating a game which will boggle your brain and cause plenty of laughter. For the next four years they sailed around the world, had adventures, met new people, faced down dangers, discovered new and amazing things like winches have two speeds and a sailboat's windex is not it's blue glass cleaner.but I'd hoped for a little more about the places he actually visited, instead of just endless descriptions of sailing. Reading about a couple sailing around the world with no prior experience would at least be good for a chuckle, right? The little plastic tape closing the box was a bit unstuck when it arrived but I didn’t think anything of it and just put the game away ready for December.

For Pat and Ali, boats and sailing are just the means to get around the world, it’s not a lifestyle for them. We are proud to work with major brands including The Chase, Taskmaster, Puzzle Cru and Popmaster to name just a few!To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. These two started off as absolute amateurs to sailing and managed to make it around the world…quite an accomplishment. It confuses your brain, and is sure to bring lots of fun and laughter This game is quite simple, but very very entertaining.

Sometimes their complaining about sailing gets old, but I suppose anyone as unprepared as these two were would find the long passages boring. This uproarious social card game introduces players to a kaleidoscopic world of colours and words, challenging their wit and cunning with a riotous fusion of confusion. The oldest player goes first, turning over the card from the top of their pile, without looking, and placing it face up in the middle of the table. Their laid back attitude should have led to total disaster before they left US waters but maybe that was the key to their success.

Yes, the author is a bit critical of the cruising community and it truth, if you can't take a little criticism how is it that you weather all those other storms? A lighthearted, easy read of a fabulous adventure which takes in the world, piracy, corruption and some fabulous characters and attitudes.