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Return to the Sea: From Boston to Portugal and on to Senegal, Brazil, Cap - GOOD
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Brand
- Unbranded
- MPN
- Does not apply
- ISBN
- 9781574091809
- Book Title
- Return to the Sea : From Boston to Portugal and on to Senegal, Brazil, Cape Town, and Sydney, a Sailing Legend Completes his Fourth Circumnavigation
- Publisher
- Sheridan House, Incorporated
- Item Length
- 9 in
- Publication Year
- 2004
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1 in
- Genre
- Travel, Sports & Recreation
- Topic
- Boating, Essays & Travelogues
- Item Weight
- 16.4 Oz
- Item Width
- 6 in
- Number of Pages
- 224 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Sheridan House, Incorporated
ISBN-10
1574091808
ISBN-13
9781574091809
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30786663
Product Key Features
Book Title
Return to the Sea : From Boston to Portugal and on to Senegal, Brazil, Cape Town, and Sydney, a Sailing Legend Completes his Fourth Circumnavigation
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2004
Topic
Boating, Essays & Travelogues
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Travel, Sports & Recreation
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
16.4 Oz
Item Length
9 in
Item Width
6 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2004-013073
Reviews
By his own admission, the author's life has been dominated by three things: words, wind and women.Return to the Sea is his fifth published book, and he has written numerous magazine articles. Hence, the 'words'. The 'wind' of course, is the element that enabled him to do four circumnavigations, during which he set a number of sailing records. There were other voyages, too, and all told, his adventures were on five different boats Egregious, Chidiock,Tichborne1 and 11, Resurgam and The Hawke of Tuonela.And the third 'W' in his alliteration? Well, as he weaves his fascinating tale through the early days and brings you up-to-date, I lost count of the number of wives, let alone 'women'; but it did seem to just about equal the number of circumnavigations!In the main, this book is about his last round the world shot, on The Hawke, and about Carol, the lady who did much of the trip with him before returning to Boston to set up her won business, but is still very much a part of his life.Together, they cross oceans, and explore some of the ports of Portugal, the Azores and South America, before heading for South Africa and what the author calls "One of my favourite cities". Of course it is Cape Town. And while the boat is being overhauled he and Carol hop on the Blue Train, visit the Kruger Park, see the Drakensberg, drive down the Garden Route and generally do in a couple of weeks as much as many in South Africans do in a lifetime. Webb has much praise for Royal Cape Yacht Club, and for the people he met. He also has some canny observation on a land he had first visited some years earlier.It is at this point that Carol goes home, and Webb sails on to complete the circumnavigation in Sydney. It is a story that will hold the reader's interest, not only for the content, but for the easy going, colorful manner in which it is told.
Synopsis
Renowned sailor and author Webb Chiles is philosopher, adventurer, confessor, seaman par excellence and of course, survivor., Renowned sailor and author Webb Chiles, whose adventures were previously chronicled in A Single Wave, returns with a beautifully written account of his fourth circumnavigation. Chiles departs with his wife, Carol, leaving the bleak winter of Boston Harbor and his despair over the near-fatal loss of his previous vessel, RESURGAM. His joy in being at sea again makes this a joyous and inspiring story. Chiles tempts his readers to make the voyage too, observing some of the great harbors of the world with a true sailor's eye, exploring the Atlantic ports of Portugal, Africa, and Brazil, crossing the Southern Ocean, and finally arriving in Australia. On board THE HAWKE OF TUONELA, he writes lyrically about time and memory at sea, the appeal of lying at anchor off a small village, his hardest passage in a quarter century, and his unique philosophical view of life under sail. Webb Chiles may be sailing's worst lunatic and its best living writer. John Riise, Latitude 38
LC Classification Number
G530.C4774A2 2004
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