Just sea & sky : England and New Zealand the hard way : a vintage cruise through the South Seas / Ben Pester.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pester, Ben, 1924-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ocean travel.

New Zealand--Description and travel.

New Zealand.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (224 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Just sea and sky

Place of Publication:

London : Adlard Coles Nautical, c2010.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This charming account of the voyage of two men in a small boat half way round the world from Plymouth to New Zealand in 1953 is a rare insight into a time, not long ago, when sailors had no GPS, electronics, radio or any of the mod cons that we take for granted today. Without lifejacket or a liferaft, they 'just took what came along', hand steering all the way, navigating by sextant, hand-cranking their engine and using oil lamps for light at night and for navigation. Sailors will be staggered how primitive conditions were only a few decades ago, even though it was the norm at the time. Part t

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Dedication; About the Author; Author's Note; Preface; Introduction by Dick Durham; Chapter One Genesis; Chapter Two The Joining Up; Chapter Three The Iberian Experience; Chapter Four The Atlantic Experience; Chapter Five Caribbean Odyssey; Chapter Six To the Silver Sea; Chapter Seven In Pursuit of Darwin; Chapter Eight Into the South Seas; Chapter Nine Polynesian Pleasures; Chapter Ten Enchanted Isles; Epilogue What Happened to Tern II?; Appendix One Tern II; Appendix Two Tern II Sail Plan; Appendix Three Glossary of Navigational Terms

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4081-8306-4

1-4081-5121-9

OCLC:

854975243