Voyages of a Simple Sailor
Aged just 23, and already set on a life of adventure, Roger Taylor signed up as an able seaman on the square-rigger Endeavour II, bound for New Zealand. The voyage turned into a terrifying ordeal as the ship was caught in a tropical storm. Embayed between two headlands the ship was driven towards a hostile lee shore. The Endeavour II finally struck land in horrific conditions at one in the morning. There seemed little chance of survival... Following this formative experience, Roger resolved that from then on he would ever only go to sea on his own terms, single-handed and in easily manageable yachts. He built the 19' Roc and twice crossed the…
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- ISBN: 978-0-9558035-0-5
- EAN: 9780955803505
- Produktnummer: 4400902
- Verlag: Troubador Pub Ltd
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2008
- Seitenangabe: 272 S.
- Masse: H21.7 cm x B14.1 cm x D1.9 cm 325 g
- Gewicht: 325
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