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Author Pester, Ben, 1924- author.

Title Just sea and sky : England to New Zealand the hard way : a vintage cruise through the South Seas / Ben Pester ; introduction by Dick Durham
Published London : Adlard Coles Nautical, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing, 2013

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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
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
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Subject Pester, Ben, 1924- -- Travel
SUBJECT Pester, Ben, 1924- fast
Subject Ocean travel.
Voyages and travels.
journeys.
Travel writing.
Boating.
Sailing.
Sports & Recreation -- Sailing.
Ocean travel
Travel
Voyages and travels
Genre/Form travelog (performed works genre)
Travel writing
Travel writing.
Récits de voyages.
Form Electronic book
Author Durham, Dick, 1951- writer of added commentary.
ISBN 9781408183069
1408183064