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

• Autore: Pester Ben <1924->
• Pubblicazione: London, : Adlard Coles Nautical, c2010
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (224 p.)
• Disciplina: 910.450922
• Soggetto topico: Ocean travel
• Soggetto geografico: New Zealand Description and travel
• 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
• Titolo autorizzato: Just sea & sky
• ISBN: 1-4081-8306-4; 1-4081-5121-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910787559703321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II