Sailing Into The Past

Author : Jenny Bennett
Publisher : Pen and Sword
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009-06-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781783830329

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Sailing into the Past by Jenny Bennett Pdf

Until recently, there was little practical knowledge of the ships of the distant past. We could only surmise as to the manner in which a Viking ship sailed or how fast a Greek trireme could be rowed. The building of accurate replicas over the past generation has changed all that, and what has been learnt about the ships and boats of our ancestors has radically changed our perceptions of sailing and voyaging. This beautifully-illustrated new book charts those discoveries. The worlds leading authorities look at individual replicas and discuss what they have taught us. Boris Rankov and John Coates, for example, discuss the Greek trireme, while Antonia Macarthur outlines the lessons learnt on Cooks Endeavour. Each chapter deals with a particular vessel and construction, sail plans, and the intended role are covered before an analysis of sailing performance is discussed. Windward ability, seakindliness, speed and ease of handling are all dealt with. General chapters by Richard Woodman and Sean McGrail set the scene.A fascinating work which offers the most accessible view yet as to how the ships of our seafaring forbears affected the manner in which they traded, fought and explored.

Author : Jerome Rand
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 312 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9798589822717

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Sailing Into Oblivion by Jerome Rand Pdf

Large Print Edition of the true account of the 2017-2018 solo non-stop circumnavigation by Jerome Rand aboard the Westsail 32 "Mighty Sparrow". A testament to endurance and adventure, this memoir recounts what life is like aboard a small sailboat during a 271 day voyage around the globe, alone and without stopping. One of the greatest challenges of both body and mind, the author will take you onboard during the good times and the bad. As one of only a handful of people to have ever succeed in such a small boat, this story is truly the adventure of a lifetime.

Author : Joseph A. Dane
Publisher : The Countryman Press
Page : 259 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2011-06-06
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781581578850

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Dogfish Memory: Sailing in Search of Old Maine: A Memoir by Joseph A. Dane Pdf

“An exquisite memoir about lost love and the sustaining grace of the sea.”—T.C. Boyle The Maine dogfish are gone—fished to the brink of extinction. Gone too is Linda Jane, and with her the love and the subjunctive Maine that they might have shared. And what of that fabled “Old Maine”? Is it gone for good? Dogfish Memory is the story of the search for an authentic Maine, a Maine of the past, whether historical or simply imagined, and a Maine of the present, one experienced by both permanent residents and seasonal ones—summerfolk. Joseph Dane is both. He has worked on commercial fishing boats as a local and he has sailed the coast for years like those who are “from away.” Dogfish Memory tells the story of how his often conflicting Maines are intertwined. Authentic Maine is elusive; stories and even photographs of a past Maine often contradict the memories of those who have lived through the changes they record. Dogfish Memory is thus the story of loss, the loss of a Maine recalled and imagined, and the loss of the love with which Maine is irrevocably associated.

Author : Guy Gavriel Kay
Publisher : Penguin Canada
Page : 447 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2010-04-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780143176794

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Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay Pdf

Sarantium is the golden city: holy to the faithful, exalted by the poets, jewel of the world and heart of an empire. Artisan Caius Crispus receives a summons from the emperor and sets off on a journey toward the Imperial city. But before Crispin can reach Sarantium, with its taverns and gilded sanctuaries, chariot races and palaces, he must pass through a land of pagan ritual and mysterious danger. In Sailing to Sarantium, the first volume of the brilliant Sarantine Mosaic, Guy Gavriel Kay weaves an utterly compelling story of the allure and intrigue of a magnificent city and the people drawn into its spell.

Author : Philip Marsden
Publisher : Granta Books
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2019-10-03
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781783783014

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Summer Isles by Philip Marsden Pdf

In an old wooden sloop, Philip Marsden plots a course north from his home in Cornwall. He is sailing for the Summer Isles, a small archipelago near the top of Scotland that holds for him a deep and personal significance. On the way, he must navigate the west coast of Ireland and the Inner Hebrides. Bearing the full force of the Atlantic, it is a seaboard which is also a mythical frontier, a place as rich in story as anywhere on earth. Through the people he meets and the tales he uncovers, Marsden builds up a haunting picture of these shores - of imaginary islands and the Celtic otherworld, of the ageless draw of the west, of the life of the sea and perennial loss - and the redemptive power of the imagination. Exhilarating and poignant, Marsden's prose has been widely praised. Bringing together themes he has been pursuing for many years, The Summer Isles is an unforgettable account of the search for actual places, invented places, and those places in between that shape the lives of individuals and entire nations.

Author : Marion Bowman
Publisher : Balboa Press
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2017-05-24
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781504380294

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Sailing into the Wind by Marion Bowman Pdf

What does it mean to be a woman? MARION BOWMAN was born in Belize, spent her childhood sailing on the sea, and then relocated to the busy city of New Orleans, Louisiana. After college, she trod a path toward marriage and motherhood, just the same as other young women of the 1950's. Love for her children fostered duty and self-sacrifice, while her role in marriage was guided by society'sconfines. Yet an ache began to churn within her heart. SAILING INTO THE WIND: A MEMOIR OF LIFE LESSONS examines the struggle of seeking one's own identity beyond the labels of wife and mother. Is it okay to want more? Through raw honesty, Marion reflects on what it means to be a woman and how she discovered the biggest adventure of her life. Ponder this deep question about your own journey as you read along.

Author : Willy de Roos
Publisher : London ; Toronto : Hollis & Carter
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015031458063

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North-West Passage by Willy de Roos Pdf

Account of author's solo expedition through the Northwest Passage aboard the yacht "Williwaw", from Greenland to the Bering Straits.

Author : William Benedetto
Publisher : Citadel Press
Page : 286 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006-02
Category : History
ISBN : 0806526467

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Sailing Into the Abyss by William Benedetto Pdf

Using eyewitness accounts, official documents, and rarely seen photos, Sailing Into the Abyss takes a fascinating look at the human drama behind the deadliest sea disaster of the Vietnam War. 8-page photo insert.

Author : F. Scott Fitzgerald
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 249 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9783387092752

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The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald Pdf

Reproduction of the original. The publishing house Megali specialises in reproducing historical works in large print to make reading easier for people with impaired vision.

Author : Barry Pickthall
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016-08-25
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781472918871

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A History of Sailing in 100 Objects by Barry Pickthall Pdf

Did you ever wonder which civilisation first took to water in small craft? Who worked out how to measure distance or plot a course at sea? Or why the humble lemon rose to such prominence in the diets of sailors? Taking one hundred objects that have been pivotal in the development of sailing and sailing boats, the book provides a fascinating insight into the history of sailing. From the earliest small boats, through magnificent Viking warships, to the technology that powers some of the most sophisticated modern yachts, the book also covers key developments such as keeps and navigational aids such as the astrolabe, sextant and compass. Other more apparently esoteric objects from all around the world are also included, including the importance of citrus fruit in the prevention of scurvy, scrimshaw made from whalebone and the meaning of sailor's tattoos. Beautifully illustrated with lively and insightful text, it's a perfect gift for the real or armchair sailor, the book gives an alternative insight into how and why we sail the way we do today.

Author : Miles Hordern
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 263 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2014-05-20
Category : Travel
ISBN : 9781466871960

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Sailing the Pacific by Miles Hordern Pdf

Solo sailors are widely known to be a breed apart, and here's an unforgettable book that shows just how wide a berth they give themselves from the crowds. Several years ago, Miles Hordern, a schoolteacher by training---though he had run away to sea a few times before---set sail on a twenty-eight-foot boat from New Zealand to South America, the largest uninterrupted stretch of water on earth, and into the dominion of icebergs, cyclones, and swells of monumental proportions. The trip would take him through the fjords of Patagonia, one of the last uncharted areas in the world, then north on the Peru Current before he began his homeward voyage. Sailing the Pacific recounts that trip in prose so vivid you can almost feel the spray sting your face and the deck heave beneath your feet. Here is prose so hawser-taut that it takes you back to Conrad, Melville, and Poe, indeed all those writers whose works about the bounding main have launched countless imaginations. Hordern pauses to consider those who have gone before him, recounting the stories that have given life to this lonely and magisterial part of the world. Writers, adventurers, fictional characters, cartographers, doomed voyages from history's pages—from the Whaleship S.S. Essex to the HMS Bounty: the South Pacific drew them all, and in their way they left mark on its vast surface. Part sailing yarn, part adventure story, part homage to an unending but beckoning horizon, Sailing the Pacific will appeal to the sailor in each one of us, whatever the way we choose to answer the ocean's call.

Author : Nick Ardley
Publisher : Austin Macauley Publishers
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 45,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-10
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781398481350

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Sailing Through Life... by Nick Ardley Pdf

When Nick Ardley asked for a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test, the aftershocks of a prostate cancer diagnosis were momentous. Frightened, he said he was too young to die. Petrified, he understandably broke down. But all was not lost: his family and the boat shared with his wife were soon at work repairing his life. A life-long sailor, the salt marsh fringed waters of the greater Thames estuary had always enthralled, and it was to them he went for healing. It’s a place where in the free flow of a saline breeze his mind cleared, and he began treating it all as just another little illness. Like a cold, he said, knowing full well it wasn’t! Sailing up the River Thames, he announced to his wife his choice of the medical directions offered. Later, after mooring off Gravesend, both cried together. Ardley’s treatment overlapped the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, the serious stuff was done and dusted. The pandemic brought new trials. The couple were frighteningly threatened by a fellow yachtsman who disliked an Ardley web blog ... the horror of that summer has remained fresh. Throughout the telling of Ardley’s tales, his story, sailing with family and friends, country walking and living life, he has maintained a normality. Perhaps a familiar story, but it comes with a warning: Men, get yourselves tested before it’s too late! So, onwards he goes, sailing through life...

Author : James Horsburgh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 900 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1841
Category : Electronic
ISBN : EHC:148100074104U

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The India Directory, Or: Directions for Sailing to and from the East Indies, China, Australia and the Interjacent Ports of Africa and South America by James Horsburgh Pdf

Author : United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1908
Category : Electronic
ISBN : LOC:00185311272

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Discriminations Against American Sailing Vessels in the Coastwise Trade by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries Pdf

Author : Ruby Basu
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780369737595

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Sailing to Singapore with the Tycoon by Ruby Basu Pdf

Will Deepti be able to resist her forbidden attraction to her billionaire boss as they sail to Singapore on his superyacht? Find out more in Ruby Basu’s latest captivating story for Harlequin Romance. Romance was the last thing on her mind… until she met the CEO! How did former investment banker Deepti find herself aboard billionaire Matteo’s superyacht? Well, now that her professional reputation has been ripped apart by her ex-boyfriend, working as Matteo’s pastry chef offers Deepti a much-needed chance to escape London. Yet sailing to Singapore gives Deepti a whole new problem: her unexpected—and excitingly intense!—connection with off-limits Matteo… From Harlequin Romance: Be swept away by glamorous and heartfelt love stories.