Encounters of a Wayward Sailor
Published on 1. April 2014
198 pages
978-1-4976-0363-9 (ISBN)
Description
From the acclaimed teller of such classic yarns as A STEADY TRADE, THE INCREDIBLE VOYAGE, and HEART OF OAK, ENCOUNTERS OF A WAYWARD SAILOR is wonderful collection of true stories from one of the great storytellers of the sea.
Drawing on experiences from a lifetime at sea, Tristan Jones uses his acute powers of observation and his gift with for telling tales to transport us aboard boats struggling through savage gales, sweltering through parched calms, and sliding down the trade winds through beautiful, phosphorescent seas. With a special poignancy and his unique, wry sense of humor, Jones brings back to life people--like sailing adventurer Bill Tilman, long-distance voyager Bernard Moitessier, and pioneering woman sailor Clare Francis--as well as the places and boats lost to time. He recalls his favorite ports, his treasured cities, and his most memorable voyages.
Drawing on experiences from a lifetime at sea, Tristan Jones uses his acute powers of observation and his gift with for telling tales to transport us aboard boats struggling through savage gales, sweltering through parched calms, and sliding down the trade winds through beautiful, phosphorescent seas. With a special poignancy and his unique, wry sense of humor, Jones brings back to life people--like sailing adventurer Bill Tilman, long-distance voyager Bernard Moitessier, and pioneering woman sailor Clare Francis--as well as the places and boats lost to time. He recalls his favorite ports, his treasured cities, and his most memorable voyages.
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Person
Tristan Jones was born at sea aboard his father's sailing ship off of the cape of Tristan da Cunha. He joined the Royal Navy at the age of fourteen and spent his entire life at sea. He sailed a record four hundred thousand miles during his career with the navy and on a delivery yacht, and has gone on several ambitious journeys on his own small ships. For the last few years of his life, he retired to Phuket, Thailand, aboard his cruising trimaran.
Jones wrote many books about his remarkable life, including Saga of a Wayward Sailor and The Incredible Voyage. He passed away in 1995. In 2003, Ragged Mountain Press published an unauthorized biography, Wayward Sailor: In Search of the Real Tristan Jones.
Jones wrote many books about his remarkable life, including Saga of a Wayward Sailor and The Incredible Voyage. He passed away in 1995. In 2003, Ragged Mountain Press published an unauthorized biography, Wayward Sailor: In Search of the Real Tristan Jones.
Content
- Cover
- Dedication
- Foreword
- PART I
- EPISODE 1 - Ocean Voyaging
- EPISODE 2 - Sunsets and Storms
- EPISODE 3 - Gales and Calms
- EPISODE 4 - Some Anchorages
- EPISODE 5 - Berths Alongside
- EPISODE 6 - High and Dry
- EPISODE 7 - My Favorite City
- EPISODE 8 - Scares
- EPISODE 9 - Departures
- PART II
- EPISODE 10 - A Day to Remember
- EPISODE 11 - The Body
- EPISODE 12 - The Steamer Scarer
- EPISODE 13 - The Cradle Song
- EPISODE 14 - The Psychology of an Adventurer
- EPISODE 15 - Bernard Moitessier-A Windmill Tilter
- EPISODE 16 - Bill Tillman-A Man for All Seasons
- EPISODE 17 - Clare Francis-Sailing's First Lady
- PART III
- EPISODE 18 - Lost Opportunities
- EPISODE 19 - Loves Lost
- EPISODE 20 - Olds Dolls, Up and Dancing
- EPISODE 21 - Sea-Change
- EPISODE 22 - Splendid Remembrances
- EPISODE 23 - Resting
- PART IV
- EPISODE 24 - Back to the Sea
- EPISODE 25 - Across the Kra
- EPISODE 26 - On Dogs and Compassion
- EPISODE 27 - Under Sail Again
- EPISODE 28 - Lucks and Lacks
- EPISODE 29 - Log of Gabriel's First Trials
- EPISODE 30 - Reveries
- Epilogue - Harking Back
- Copyright
