Just sea and sky: England to new Zealand the Hard way [Audiobook] download free by Ben Pester
- Listen audiobook: Just sea and sky: England to new Zealand the Hard way
- Author: Ben Pester
- Release date: 2010/8/20
- Publisher: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC
- Language: English
- Genre or Collection: Travel and Holiday Guides
- ISBN: 9781408128558
- Rating: 7.48 of 10
- Votes: 336
- Review by: Isaiah Her
- Review rating: 8.04 of 10
- Review Date: 2018/9/17
- Duration: 2H49M38S in 256 kbps (44.8 MB)
- Date of creation of the audiobook: 2018-08-23
- You can listen to this audiobook in formats: MPEG4, WMA, Vorbis, WAV, MPEG-4 ALS, FLAC, MP3 (compression RAR, TZO, ZIP, CPIO, ARC, TAR)
- Total pages original book: 224
- Includes a PDF summary of 20 pages
- Duration of the summary (audio): 14M48S (4 MB)
- Description or summary of the audiobook: 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 travelogue and part adventure story, the two friends encountered drunken harbourmasters, the mafia, the legacy of slavery and lost civilisations in the Pacific. Beautifully written, vivid in its descriptions of the two men's exploits ashore and on board, this quirky and entertaining book will be a fascinating read for sailors and non-sailors alike. 'A compelling story - I feel like I have sailed with them.' Yachting Monthly
- Other categories, genre or collection: Sailing, Travel Writing, Boating, Guidebooks
- Download servers: MEGA, Syncthing, S42Transfer, Google Drive, FreakShare, EliteTorrent, Microsoft OneDrive, FileServe, Mediafire. Compressed in RAR, TZO, ZIP, CPIO, ARC, TAR
- Format: Paperback
- Approximate value: 13.29 USD
- Dimensions: 129x198x12mm
- Weight: 181.44g
- Printed by: Adlard Coles Nautical
- Published in: London, United Kingdom
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