Even if you think yourself quick-witted, this game will catch you out with puzzling colour and word combinations! They are so green that they often don't know the proper names for the various rigging that is found on their boat, and sometimes not even the purpose of that rigging. 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. Sometimes their complaining about sailing gets old, but I suppose anyone as unprepared as these two were would find the long passages boring.

Seems sort of miraculous that they survived - but I guess maybe circumnavigation isn't quite as tricky as it was in Magellan's day? Embark on a whimsical journey with the Bumfuzzle Card Game – a side-splitting adventure crafted to baffle even the most brilliant minds! 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? 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 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.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. This book has some mixed reviews but if you go in expecting it for what it is, a SAILING Journal, then you won't be disappointed. I enjoyed the read, as someone else has said it's a sailing journal presenting the authors point of view. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.

These two started off as absolute amateurs to sailing and managed to make it around the world…quite an accomplishment. 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.

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. Examples include at one point the author was wishing he had davots for his dingy and a bit later he is talking about fixing the cracks in his davots. It is expensive, it is time consuming, it takes some mechanical ability and it is considered dangerous.

She LITERALLY "can't boil an egg" but she's so photogenic that she was chosen to star in a National Geographic documentary. The card in play determines what all players must do - say the colour of the word, read the word or stand up. They were young, and by any measure successful, but they were bored and getting a little soft around the middle. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item. The card in play determines what all players must do – say the colour of the word, read the word or stand up.Your brain may well not behave as you expect – resulting in delayed responses, utter confusion, general randomness, and a whole lot of head-spinning hilarity! I just have a feeling, many of those sailors have not only heard of the couple, but probably also read their book, if only to inform their disdain. This card determines what all players must then do - say the colour of the word, read the word or stand up.

You'll find more information about accessibile performances and how to book tickets in the accessibility tab below. Their laid back attitude should have led to total disaster before they left US waters but maybe that was the key to their success. So, we learn everything we can about our products and create our own photos, descriptions, and videos that let you see all aspects of each item. Having read through the other comments, I find that I disagree and I do think that this book is well worth a read.They also learned that people are good the world over—that every stranger was not out to get them, that even the scariest looking among them—the pirates of our minds eye—are deep down no different from you and I. Designed to Bumfuzzle the brain, this mind-bending social card game was made to confuse even the cleverest brain! Easy-to-Bring Card Games for Families - Looking for a quick-paced filler game for your next family time?