by Michel Olagnon
What a pleasure to have something very technical broken down into easy bites and then put together in an attractive and exciting volume beautifully illustrated with ancient Japanese paintings and the best worldwide marine artists and photographers.
But this is not just pleasure. If every yachtsman and seafarer were aware of the inevitability of unexpected rogue waves in stormy conditions, they may be able to avoid danger by the application of simple seamanship, such as making for a refuge port, seeking a lee or changing to an optimal heading.
The author is an engineer who has collected real hard data to inform him in his profession concerning marine structures and has presented it for any reader with an interest in maritime matters. Robert Ogden
Bloomsbury, £20.
(Kindle edition £12.99)