Category: Books
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Under the Cabin Lamp by H Alker Tripp
Sub-headed: ” A yachtsman’s gossip” There is ‘nothing of high mark’ in any of these pages Alker Tripp, quoting Dickens, says of this book in the introduction… but he does hope they carry the smell… […]
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Sailing Gaffers by Viv Head
A definitive history of the Old Gaffers Association, both afloat and ashore, covering the various regional areas in a series of yarns that brings this colourful organisation to life on the page. One of our… […]
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THE FROZEN FRONTIER: Polar Bound through the Northwest Passage By Jane Maufe
This is a charming description of the challenge of attempting to be the first private vessel through the most northerly route of the Northwest passage, followed by cruising around Alaska and then back the following… […]
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Adrift: Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea by Steven Callahan
Part survival story and partly a spiritual journey through a horrifyingly grueling event, this book is not only a particularly eloquent survival story but it could even be perceived as a manual. Callahan built his… […]
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Alone at sea Gloucester in the age of Dorymen 1623 – 1939 By John N Morris
The story of the schooner fishery of the NE part of the United States of America and the Maritimes of Canada is one of danger, conquered by inspiration and innovation. As fishermen ventured further offshore… […]
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Writing the Thames By Christina Hardyment
There’s a bit of the Thames in many of us. I’ve lived alongside it, five doors upriver from the Tate Gallery, worked alongside it, sailed up the tidal bit, motored on the upriver bit, written… […]
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East Coast Pilot: Great Yarmouth to Ramsgate by Colin Jarman, Garth Cooper, Dick Holness
This is the 4th edition of this now-established guide (it first came out over 10 years ago) and it continues to improve. Coverage has now been extended northwards to include Great Yarmouth (albeit discouragingly:… […]
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Gordon Bennett and the First Yacht Race Across the Atlantic by Sam Jefferson
His name is still used as an exclamation of shock, surprise and even outrage – and with some justification. James Gordon Bennett, reckless, feckless playboy son of the owner of the New York Herald is… […]
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The Way to Cape Horn by Trevor David Clifton
The simple joys of owning a Twister (or similar well found GRP classic) are conveyed by Trevor Clifton on page 26 of this issue of CS (March 2016 No6), but if you enjoyed his tale… […]