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The Ongoing Odyssey of Jack de Crow

From Romania to Venice in a Mirror Dinghy

by A. J. Mackinnon ...

Series series Jack de Crow
The charming sequel to the bestselling The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de CrowSix seas, eight countries, 3000 kilometres, all in a tiny dinghy . . . what could go wrong?When A.J. ‘Sandy’ Mackinnon sailed his Mirror dinghy through twelve countries from North Wales to the Black Sea, he survived pirates, the English Channel, international incidents and all the disasters, big and small, that can befall a ... Read more

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The charming sequel to the bestselling The Unlikely Voyage of Jack de CrowSix seas, eight countries, 3000 kilometres, all in a tiny dinghy . . . what could go wrong?When A.J. ‘Sandy’ Mackinnon sailed his Mirror dinghy through twelve countries from North Wales to the Black Sea, he survived pirates, the English Channel, international incidents and all the disasters, big and small, that can befall a
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Unlikely Voyage of Jack De Crow

A Mirror Odyssey from North Wales to the Black Sea

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Discover the international bestseller‘A couple of quiet weeks sailing the River Severn was the intention. Somehow things got out of hand – a year later I had reached Romania and was still going . . .’Truly hilarious books are rare. Even rarer are those based on real events. Join A.J. ‘Sandy’ Mackinnon, your charming and eccentric guide, on an amazing voyage in a boat called Jack de Crow.Equipped ... Read more

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Discover the international bestseller‘A couple of quiet weeks sailing the River Severn was the intention. Somehow things got out of hand – a year later I had reached Romania and was still going . . .’Truly hilarious books are rare. Even rarer are those based on real events. Join A.J. ‘Sandy’ Mackinnon, your charming and eccentric guide, on an amazing voyage in a boat called Jack de Crow.Equipped
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Three Ways to Capsize a Boat

An Optimist Afloat

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If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands. It was his dream job - and there was just one tiny problem. He hadn't ever sailed before and had not the foggiest how to start.In a series of madcap and ... Read more

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If you're wondering what Chris Stewart did before he and Ana moved to El Valero, their Spanish farm, here's one of the answers. He took to the sea, landing a job as skipper for the summer, sailing a Cornish Crabber around the Greek islands. It was his dream job - and there was just one tiny problem. He hadn't ever sailed before and had not the foggiest how to start.In a series of madcap and
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Three Ways to Capsize a Boat

An Optimist Afloat

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Three Ways to Capsize a Boat is travel writing at its best, crackling with Chris Stewart’s zest for life, irresistible humor, and unerring lack of foresight.Chris Stewart had a long and eclectic list of jobs. From some of the most glamorous careers--he was original drummer in Genesis--to the more offbeat--a sheep shearer and circus performer--he had done it all…or almost all. So when he is offered ... Read more

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Three Ways to Capsize a Boat is travel writing at its best, crackling with Chris Stewart’s zest for life, irresistible humor, and unerring lack of foresight.Chris Stewart had a long and eclectic list of jobs. From some of the most glamorous careers--he was original drummer in Genesis--to the more offbeat--a sheep shearer and circus performer--he had done it all…or almost all. So when he is offered
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The Half Bird

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Discover one woman's solo journey from Land’s End to Greece, embracing solitude, self-discovery, and resilience'A lesson on how to live, how to heal, how to grow and how to fly’ - Gordan Buchanan–'We have no idea how much resilience there is inside us until we have to draw on it. We learn that we grow through adversity only as we go through it. That we crave happiness like plants leaning toward ... Read more

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Discover one woman's solo journey from Land’s End to Greece, embracing solitude, self-discovery, and resilience'A lesson on how to live, how to heal, how to grow and how to fly’ - Gordan Buchanan–'We have no idea how much resilience there is inside us until we have to draw on it. We learn that we grow through adversity only as we go through it. That we crave happiness like plants leaning toward
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Voyage East

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A stirring tale of life aboard ship during the last great days of the Merchant NavyNew junior officer Laddie signs on to the cargo liner Antigone on a voyage to the Far East. He finds himself part of a crew who all have their own stories to tell about life at sea.Over the course of the eventful journey to Hong Kong and Singapore, he comes to know them all, from Captain 'China Dick' Richards and ... Read more

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A stirring tale of life aboard ship during the last great days of the Merchant NavyNew junior officer Laddie signs on to the cargo liner Antigone on a voyage to the Far East. He finds himself part of a crew who all have their own stories to tell about life at sea.Over the course of the eventful journey to Hong Kong and Singapore, he comes to know them all, from Captain 'China Dick' Richards and
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Paddle

A long way around Ireland

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One summer, writer and musician, Jasper Winn set himself an extraordinary task. He would kayak the whole way round Ireland - a thousand miles - camping on remote headlands and islands, carousing in bars and paddling clockwise until he got back where he started. But in the worst Irish summer in living memory the pleasures of idling among seals, fulmars and fishing boats soon gave way to heroic ... Read more

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One summer, writer and musician, Jasper Winn set himself an extraordinary task. He would kayak the whole way round Ireland - a thousand miles - camping on remote headlands and islands, carousing in bars and paddling clockwise until he got back where he started. But in the worst Irish summer in living memory the pleasures of idling among seals, fulmars and fishing boats soon gave way to heroic
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The Well at the World's End

One Man's Epic Cross-Continental Quest for the Fountain of Youth

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A great travel writer and more importantly a great traveler.” -Sydney Morning HeraldWhen A. J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the well at the world’s end, a mysterious pool on a remote Scottish island whose waters, legend has it, hold the secret to eternal youth. Determined not to fly-he claims it would feel as though he were cheating-he sets out ... Read more

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A great travel writer and more importantly a great traveler.” -Sydney Morning HeraldWhen A. J. Mackinnon quits his job in Australia, he knows only that he longs to travel to the well at the world’s end, a mysterious pool on a remote Scottish island whose waters, legend has it, hold the secret to eternal youth. Determined not to fly-he claims it would feel as though he were cheating-he sets out
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Farewell Mr Puffin

A small boat voyage to Iceland

by Paul Heiney ...

'It would be hard to imagine a more thoughtful, intelligent and companionable person to go to sea with than Paul Heiney.' Bill Bryson'High comedy on the high seas. Informative and warm and freezing. It's quite a combination.' Griff Rhys JonesThe puffin is the joker amongst the seabirds of the north Atlantic, but what is happening to this much-loved bird is far from a laughing matter.This is the ... Read more

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'It would be hard to imagine a more thoughtful, intelligent and companionable person to go to sea with than Paul Heiney.' Bill Bryson'High comedy on the high seas. Informative and warm and freezing. It's quite a combination.' Griff Rhys JonesThe puffin is the joker amongst the seabirds of the north Atlantic, but what is happening to this much-loved bird is far from a laughing matter.This is the
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Atlantic Britain

The Story of the Sea a Man and a Ship

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Accompanied by an eight-part series, this is the story of Adam Nicolson’s adventure in a small boat around the western coast of the British Isles.Early in the year, Adam Nicolson decided to leave his comfy life at home on a Sussex farm and go on an adventure. Equipped with the Auk, a forty-two-foot wooden ketch, and a friend who at least knew how to sail, he set off up the Atlantic coasts of the ... Read more

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Accompanied by an eight-part series, this is the story of Adam Nicolson’s adventure in a small boat around the western coast of the British Isles.Early in the year, Adam Nicolson decided to leave his comfy life at home on a Sussex farm and go on an adventure. Equipped with the Auk, a forty-two-foot wooden ketch, and a friend who at least knew how to sail, he set off up the Atlantic coasts of the
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The Journeying Moon

Sailing into History

by Ernle Bradford ...

A memoir of life as an adventurer and sailor in the Mediterranean, by the noted naval historian.Ernle Bradford spent his twenty-first birthday in Egypt, serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. It was there that he came across the profoundly affecting words of Anton Chekhov: "Life does not come again; if you have not lived during the days that were given to you, once only, then write it down ... Read more

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A memoir of life as an adventurer and sailor in the Mediterranean, by the noted naval historian.Ernle Bradford spent his twenty-first birthday in Egypt, serving in the Royal Navy during World War II. It was there that he came across the profoundly affecting words of Anton Chekhov: "Life does not come again; if you have not lived during the days that were given to you, once only, then write it down
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Circle Line

Around London in a Small Boat

by Steffan Meyric Hughes ...

Magic, to a sailor, is harnessing the wind – getting something for nothing – the surprise of a gust, the boon of a side-wind and the trial of a headwind and best of all, the moment when a change in direction means turning away from the head seas and wind and spray in silence and warmth. In 1969, man flew to the moon and sailed around the world solo. In 2009, sailor and Londoner Steffan Meyric ... Read more

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Magic, to a sailor, is harnessing the wind – getting something for nothing – the surprise of a gust, the boon of a side-wind and the trial of a headwind and best of all, the moment when a change in direction means turning away from the head seas and wind and spray in silence and warmth. In 1969, man flew to the moon and sailed around the world solo. In 2009, sailor and Londoner Steffan Meyric
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