Reviews of current and new sailing titles
The Wreck of the Zephyr Written and illustrated by Chris van Allsburg
This is a magical tale – which should be on all parents’ (and grandparents’!) books list as a classic story of fantasy sailing for children. It centres around a boy, a keen sailor, who takes his gaff-rigged cabin boat out in all weathers, risking all to be thought of as the best sailor of his little home port. One night [...]