In the wake of heroes : sailing's greatest stories / introduced by Tom Cunliffe.

ISBN:

9781472917034

9781472917027

Title:

In the wake of heroes : sailing's greatest stories / introduced by Tom Cunliffe.

Author:

Cunliffe, Tom, 1947- writer of introduction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Contents:

Title Page; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction; CLASIC YACHTING; PAID HAND; A DAY'S RACING INTHE SOLENT; FITTING OUT; STORM IN THE AT LANTIC; THE OLD BRITANNIA; A ROUGH RIDE INTHE DOVER STRAIT; A RACING BET; EMERGENCY; STRANDED!; DIRE STRAITS ALOFT; DESPERATE DRIVING; HIGH LAT ITUDES; TRICKY NAVIGAT ION; ICE ALL ROUND; ICEBOUND OF FRANZJOSEPH LAND; AGROUND INTHE HIGH ARCTIC; ON THE ROCKS; THE LAST UNKNOWN; LONG-DISTAN CECRUISING ANDRACING; GHOSTS IN THE NIGHT; SINGING THROUGHTHE STORM; AN IMPROMPTUOCEAN RACE; A GIRL IN EACH HULL; STOWAWAY; RIPPED OF IN THE RED SEA.

DRAMA AND FARCE IN THE FAR PACIFICSMALL CRAFT; THE TRUE TESTOF FRIENDSHIP; ON THE MUD; THE UNFORGETA BLE RACE; BILGED BY THE LAUNCH; VOYAGESUNDER DURES; TEMPEST TOSED; ON THE RUN; ATHEISM RENOUNCED; WOMEN WRITERS; LIFE ON THE WILD SIDEAT 70° NORTH; A CHILD OF THE SEA; CLUELES CRUISING IN ADIFFERENT WORLD; DOWNWIND DRAMA; WORKING BOATS; TWO GENTLEMEN YACHTSMEN TAKE A SURPRISING HOLIDAY; EXODUS; STRET CREDIBILITY; AN UNWELCOME RESCUE; SHOAL WATER; THE FIRST FISHER OF PORTUGAL; Picture credits; Acknowledgements.

Local Note:

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Subject Term:

Sailing. (OCoLC)fst01103513

Sea stories. (OCoLC)fst01110122

Added Author:

Cunliffe, Tom, 1947-

Format:

Electronic Resources

Electronic Access:

http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?url=http://ezproxy.angliss.edu.au/login?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=1049398

Publication Date:

2015

Publication Information:

London :

Adlard Coles Nautical :

Bloomsbury,

2015.

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Summary

Tom Cunliffe is one of the biggest names in the sailing world - an internationally renowned journalist and speaker, and the go-to guru when the BBC wants a presenter for a new TV series about maritime interests.For the last ten years he has edited the 'Great Seamanship' column of Yachting World magazine. Each column features an extract from a classic yachting book that covers an aspect of great seamanship. Tom introduces each extract by giving insightful background on the writer, their book and what makes their experience so worth reading about - and learning from.This book comprises Tom's 40 favourite extracts, and covers the entire scope of yachting concerns, from small-boat handling to yacht racing to long-distance cruising and exploring.Introduced in Tom's quintessential lively, engaging fashion, and illustrated with photos both from the original books and Tom's own archives, this beautifully packaged book contains a wealth of yachting wisdom and is a collection to be treasured.

Author Notes

Tom Cunliffe is one of the maritime world's most popular writers and presenters. He has been sailing for most of his life, is a RYA Yachtmaster Examiner, and a training consultant for the governing body of yachting in the USA. He is a regular columnist for Yachting Monthly and Yachting World in Britain, and SAIL in the USA. His first television series was Island Race for BBC2, in which he sailed round Britain with John McCarthy and Sandi Toksvig as his crew, his next series Boatyard was shown on Discovery and is often repeated on Quest, and his more recent series The Boats that Built Britain was shown on BBC2. He is the author of numerous books, including The Complete Day Skipper and The Complete Yachtmaster , two of the bestselling books on the Adlard Coles list.