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The book is listed number 9 of the top 20 sailing books of all time. [ 15 ] His novel, Rarotonga , (East Wind Press, 2019), explores the attempt of a controversial millionaire to flee family, the IRS and a murder charge in search of paradise alone on his luxury sailing yacht.
During this period they wrote the best-selling Sell Up and Sail, a book of advice to others on whether to (and how to) abandon life on land for an ocean cruising lifestyle. After many years at sea, they chose to tour the inland waterways of Europe. They bought and fitted out Hosanna, a 1920s-era 87' steel Luxemotor Dutch sailing barge.
Eric Charles Hiscock MBE (14 March 1908 – 15 September 1986) was a British sailor and author of books on small boat sailing and ocean cruising. [1] Together with his wife and crew Susan Oakes Hiscock MBE (née Sclater; 18 May 1913 – 12 May 1995), he authored numerous accounts of their short cruises and world circumnavigations, accomplished over several decades.
He wrote many of the books, including pilots, sailing narratives and Heavy Weather Sailing, which continues to be published by the company (in an updated form). [ 3 ] A & C Black Publishers , which had bought Nautical Books in 1987, acquired the Adlard Coles company in 1990 and merged the two companies into the Adlard Coles Nautical imprint.
Pinkney's voyage around the world lasted 22 months. He traveled approximately 27,000 miles (43,000 km). [11] He departed from Boston on August 5, 1990, sailing first to Bermuda, then along the eastern South American coastline, across the Atlantic Ocean to Cape Town, South Africa, across the Indian Ocean to Hobart, Tasmania, across the South Pacific Ocean, around Cape Horn, and up the eastern ...
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[10] Chasing the long rainbow : the drama of a singlehanded sailing race around the world. New York: Norton, 1990. Print. [11] Chasing the wind : a book of high adventure. Dobbs Ferry, N.Y: Sheridan House, 1994. Print. [12] The monster's handsome face : Patty Cannon in fiction & fact. Vienna, Md: Nanticoke Books, 1998. Print. [13] We followed ...
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