Author: Maurice Griffiths
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574090420
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
One of the best yachting books ever written, this is MAurice Griffith's first collection of yarns about the joys and problems of sailing the Thames estuary. The Magic of the Swatchways rejoices in natural romance of the wild and deserted creeks and rivers of the East Coast of England, speaking to those who love to explore in small boats.
The Magic of the Swatchways
Author: Maurice Griffiths
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574090420
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
One of the best yachting books ever written, this is MAurice Griffith's first collection of yarns about the joys and problems of sailing the Thames estuary. The Magic of the Swatchways rejoices in natural romance of the wild and deserted creeks and rivers of the East Coast of England, speaking to those who love to explore in small boats.
Publisher: Sheridan House, Inc.
ISBN: 9781574090420
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
One of the best yachting books ever written, this is MAurice Griffith's first collection of yarns about the joys and problems of sailing the Thames estuary. The Magic of the Swatchways rejoices in natural romance of the wild and deserted creeks and rivers of the East Coast of England, speaking to those who love to explore in small boats.
The magic of the swatchways
Author: Maurice Walter Griffiths
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Magic of the Swatchways
Author: Maurice Griffiths
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780713661231
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This is a beautiful gift edition of a much loved classic. In the words of John Leather, 'few sailing books become classics like this one', and since first publication in 1932 it has lost none of that fresh charm which has endeared it to so many generations of sailors. The Magic of the Swatchways rejoices in the natural romance of the wild and deserted creeks and views of the East Coast of England, speaking to those who love to explore in small boats. It is a book that will enthrall anyone who is entranced by the peace and solitude of the creeks at night and the moan of the sea on the sands. The Magic of the Swatchways provides a fascinating insight into a unique and beautiful area which may never again be the same.
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 9780713661231
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This is a beautiful gift edition of a much loved classic. In the words of John Leather, 'few sailing books become classics like this one', and since first publication in 1932 it has lost none of that fresh charm which has endeared it to so many generations of sailors. The Magic of the Swatchways rejoices in the natural romance of the wild and deserted creeks and views of the East Coast of England, speaking to those who love to explore in small boats. It is a book that will enthrall anyone who is entranced by the peace and solitude of the creeks at night and the moan of the sea on the sands. The Magic of the Swatchways provides a fascinating insight into a unique and beautiful area which may never again be the same.
Magic of the Swatchways Cheap Ed 1949 Rpt
Author: M. GRIFFITHS
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Swatchway Magic
Author: Paul Antrobus
Publisher: Delancey Press
ISBN: 9781907205170
Category : Yachting
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A collection of tales of the same east coast of England swatchways that Maurice Griffiths explored in 'The Magic of the Swatchways'. The authors tell of how they are today, embellished by their experience of sailing them over 40 years.
Publisher: Delancey Press
ISBN: 9781907205170
Category : Yachting
Languages : en
Pages : 200
Book Description
A collection of tales of the same east coast of England swatchways that Maurice Griffiths explored in 'The Magic of the Swatchways'. The authors tell of how they are today, embellished by their experience of sailing them over 40 years.
The Magic of the Swatchways. Cameos of Cruising in Small Yachts, Etc
Author: Maurice GRIFFITHS
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Languages : en
Pages : 235
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Pages : 235
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The Dinghy Cruising Companion 2nd edition
Author: Roger Barnes
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472994280
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.' Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience nature and new coastlines at close quarters and low cost. Sailing where larger boats cannot reach and sleeping under canvas onboard or ashore, this is boating taken right back to the basics, and all the better for that. This guide, updated and expanded for its second edition, is invaluable for all aspiring or already-enthusiastic dinghy cruisers, showing how to get started and how to expand your horizons. The information and advice is interwoven with wonderfully evocative stories of the author's adventures afloat, from idyllic weeks pottering around secluded rivers and coastlines to hair-raising voyages to remote islands. The text covers: finding a good boat; fitting out for daysailing; boatcraft under engine and oar; mooring and anchoring; preparing for open water; out at sea; coastal navigation; dinghy homemaking; keeping comfortable and safe. And for this new edition, an account of the author's first capsize, new material on electronics and clothing, and more information on boat designs. Illustrated throughout with inspirational colour photos and helpful illustrations, this book shows just why small boats are the perfect passport to remote and beautiful places.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1472994280
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
'You will venture into the fringes of the wilderness with the minimum of simple gear, to live with it on its own terms. You will know that one of the sure ways to contentment in this life is a small boat, a fair wind, and a new coast to explore.' Dinghy cruising is a wonderful way to experience nature and new coastlines at close quarters and low cost. Sailing where larger boats cannot reach and sleeping under canvas onboard or ashore, this is boating taken right back to the basics, and all the better for that. This guide, updated and expanded for its second edition, is invaluable for all aspiring or already-enthusiastic dinghy cruisers, showing how to get started and how to expand your horizons. The information and advice is interwoven with wonderfully evocative stories of the author's adventures afloat, from idyllic weeks pottering around secluded rivers and coastlines to hair-raising voyages to remote islands. The text covers: finding a good boat; fitting out for daysailing; boatcraft under engine and oar; mooring and anchoring; preparing for open water; out at sea; coastal navigation; dinghy homemaking; keeping comfortable and safe. And for this new edition, an account of the author's first capsize, new material on electronics and clothing, and more information on boat designs. Illustrated throughout with inspirational colour photos and helpful illustrations, this book shows just why small boats are the perfect passport to remote and beautiful places.
The Magic of the Swatchways Cameos of Cruising in Small Yachts
Author: Maurice Griffiths
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The Jottings of a Thames Estuary Ditch-Crawler
Author: Nick Ardley
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624206
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
A compilation of tales of the Thames Estuary.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445624206
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 471
Book Description
A compilation of tales of the Thames Estuary.
Swallows, Amazons and Coots
Author: Julian Lovelock
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 0718844645
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
In 1929, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967), a journalist and war correspondent who was on the books of MI6, turned his hand to writing adventure stories for children. The result was Swallows and Amazons and eleven more wonderful books followed, spanning inpublication the turbulent years from 1930 to 1947. They changed the course of children's literature and have never been out of print since. In them, Ransome creates a world of escape so close to reality that it is utterly believable, a world in which things always turn out right in the end. Yet Swallows, Amazons and Coots shows that, to be properly appreciated today, the novels must be read as products of their era, inextricably bound up with Ransome's life and times as he bore witness to the end of Empire and the dark days of the Second World War. In the first critical book devoted wholly to the series, Julian Lovelock explores each novel in turn, offering an erudite assessment of Ransome's creative process and narrative technique, and highlighting his contradictory politics, his defence of rural England, and his reflections on colonialism and the place of women in society. Thus Lovelock demonstrates convincingly that, despite first appearances, the novels challenge as much as reinforce the pervading attitudes of their time.Written with a lightness of touch and enlivened by Ransome's own illustrations, Swallows, Amazons and Coots is both fresh and nostalgic. It will appeal to anyone who has enjoyed the world of Swallows and Amazons, and there is plenty here to challenge both the student and the Ransome enthusiast.
Publisher: Lutterworth Press
ISBN: 0718844645
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
In 1929, Arthur Ransome (1884-1967), a journalist and war correspondent who was on the books of MI6, turned his hand to writing adventure stories for children. The result was Swallows and Amazons and eleven more wonderful books followed, spanning inpublication the turbulent years from 1930 to 1947. They changed the course of children's literature and have never been out of print since. In them, Ransome creates a world of escape so close to reality that it is utterly believable, a world in which things always turn out right in the end. Yet Swallows, Amazons and Coots shows that, to be properly appreciated today, the novels must be read as products of their era, inextricably bound up with Ransome's life and times as he bore witness to the end of Empire and the dark days of the Second World War. In the first critical book devoted wholly to the series, Julian Lovelock explores each novel in turn, offering an erudite assessment of Ransome's creative process and narrative technique, and highlighting his contradictory politics, his defence of rural England, and his reflections on colonialism and the place of women in society. Thus Lovelock demonstrates convincingly that, despite first appearances, the novels challenge as much as reinforce the pervading attitudes of their time.Written with a lightness of touch and enlivened by Ransome's own illustrations, Swallows, Amazons and Coots is both fresh and nostalgic. It will appeal to anyone who has enjoyed the world of Swallows and Amazons, and there is plenty here to challenge both the student and the Ransome enthusiast.