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Joseph Conrad Master
Mariner
Peter Villiers, Seafarer Books,
ISBN 0-9547062 93  In
the late autumn of 1874 Jozef Korzeniowski arrived in the French
port of Marseilles - to go to sea. The young Pole would spend twenty
years in the merchant navy and later become known as Joseph Conrad, one
of the greatest sea writers of all time. This fascinating book by Peter
Villiers is based on a previously unpublished study by his father, the
master mariner and author Alan Villiers. It also contains twelve
paintings of Conrad's ships by the marine artist Mark Myers. (Also
published in the USA by Sheridan Books)
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I Remember the Tall Ships
Frank Brookesmith, Seafarer Books,
ISBN 0-85036-327-6  This
affecting little volume is by New Zealander Frank Brookesmith who sailed
in two of the last of the square-rigged ships to fly the Red Ensign.
Brookesmith writes compellingly
both of the hardships of day to day life and the timeless lure of the
sea. |
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The
Audacious Admiral Cochrane
Brian Vale, Conway Maritime,
ISBN 0-85177-9867
 Jervis,
Earl St Vincent, said of Lord Cochrane that he was "...mad,
romantic, money-getting and not truth-telling..." Royal Navy captain, radical politician, respected
inventor, Vice Admiral of Chile, First Admiral of Brazil, Cochrane was
nothing if not a controversial figure in his lifetime. In fact his
career was probably more amazing than any other Royal Naval officer in
any period in history, and his exploits have formed the basis of many
sea stories.
Brian Vale's book sets the record straight on this
complex, intriguing figure. |
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Rough Passage
Cdr R Graham, Seafarer Books,
ISBN 0-9547062 4 2
 Seventy
years since it was first published, this
classic tale of a single-handed voyage by Robert Graham to Labrador and Bermuda in
1934 is back in print. It's a delightful read, hailed as "one of the most
remarkable small-boat adventures of this and any other time" by Arthur Ransome.
This edition also brings the story up to date with details of the rescue
and painstaking restoration of Graham's yacht Emmanuel. |
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Transatlantic
at last
Helen Tew, Seafarer Books,
ISBN 0-9542750 7 1
 An
incredible tale of an eighty-eight year old grandmother who sailed eight
thousand miles in a 26-foot gaff cutter in 2000/2001. For Helen Tew, the
question was never "why sail across the Atlantic in a small boat at the
age of close to ninety years?" but rather, "Why not?" As Sir Robin Knox-Johnston says
in the preface: "This is a lovely story and a love story. Not just human
love, but the love of a boat... |
