1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910511364003321

Titolo

The doctoral journey in dance education and drama education : reflections on doctoral studies by Australian and New Zealand educators / / edited by David Forrest

Pubbl/distr/stampa

North Melbourne, Victoria : , : Australian Scholarly, , [2012]

©2012

ISBN

1-922454-35-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xi, 152 pages)

Disciplina

793.31994

Soggetti

Dance - Study and teaching (Higher) - Australia

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910787559703321

Autore

Pester Ben <1924->

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Adlard Coles Nautical, c2010

ISBN

1-4081-8306-4

1-4081-5121-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (224 p.)

Disciplina

910.450922

Soggetti

Ocean travel

New Zealand Description and travel

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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