Author: Roger D. TaylorPublisher: The FitzRoy Press
ISBN: 095580356X
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In his fourth book, singlehanded sailor Roger D. Taylor takes us once more to the remote corners of the Arctic.
Author: Roger D. TaylorMingming and the Tonic of Wildness
Author: Roger D. TaylorPublisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0955803535
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 305
Book Description
In his third book singlehanded sailor Roger Taylor ventures to even more remote seas aboard his tiny junk-rigged yacht Mingming. The first voyage, across the North Atlantic to Baffin Island, is curtailed when Taylor is injured in a storm in the Davis Strait. Unwilling to sail on into the ice with a broken rib, he turns round and re-crosses the Atlantic to Plymouth, completing a non-stop voyage of over 4000 miles. The second voyage takes the reader to Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen and on to 80 North, virtually as close as it is possible to sail to the North Pole. During these two voyages Taylor spends well over four months at sea, observing and reflecting on the sea itself, its wildlife, its attraction, and man's uneasy relationship with it.
Author: Roger D. TaylorMingming II & the Islands of the Ice
Author: Roger D. TaylorPublisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0955803578
Category : Travel
Languages : en
Pages : 240
Book Description
In his fourth book, singlehanded sailor Roger D. Taylor takes us once more to the remote corners of the Arctic. Sailing his newly-created yacht Mingming II, Roger ventures into the Baring Sea and explores the islands of north-eastern Svalbard. During the 55-day voyage to waters seldom sailed in, he encounters everything from walruses to inquisitive humpback whales to massive ice cliffs, and nearly rescues a beautiful Russian girl from Bear Island. On his way back he makes his third visit to the island of Jan Mayen, deep in the Norwegian Sea, and there fulfils a long-held ambition. Acutely observational and well-laced with Taylor’s wry humour, the book is as much an exploration of what is possible with one man, one simple boat and one home-made sail, as a journey to some of the planet’s bleakest and most beautiful islands.
Voyages of a Simple Sailor
Author: Roger D. TaylorPublisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
ISBN: 0955803551
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 201
Book Description
This book is a distillation of over 50 years of sailing experience, describing small-boat voyaging from a unique and deeply considered perspective.
Author: Danni GuRiver-Dominated Shelf Sediments of East Asian Seas
Author: P.D. CliftPublisher: Geological Society of London
ISBN: 1862397406
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 269
Book Description
The rivers of East Asia are some of the largest and most important to human society and the global economy. They drain a variety of terrains from the Tibetan plateau, the hill country of southern China and the steep mountains of Taiwan. The sediment they carry potentially records the longterm evolution of continental environments within the marine stratigraphic record. Sediments reaching the ocean have to traverse the wide continental shelves where they may be reworked and transported by longshore currents, typhoon storm waves, as well as large ocean currents such as the Kuroshio. Deciphering any marine record requires us to understand the dynamics of sediment transport on the continental shelves, and this region acts as a global type example of such processes. Studies in this volume span a wide range of subdisciplines in the marine sciences and provide new insights into how sediment is distributed offshore after leaving the river mouths
The Propeller Handbook: The Complete Reference for Choosing, Installing, and Understanding Boat Propellers
Author: Dave GerrPublisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
ISBN: 9780071381765
Category : Sports & Recreation
Languages : en
Pages : 180
Book Description
On the surface, choosing the correct propeller for a particular boat seems simple. But one factor affects another, which then affects another factor, leading many boaters to believe that propeller selection depends more on black magic than logic. All the questions are answered in this complete reference, the first of its kind. This clear, easy-to-use handbook for all small boats is written not for Ph.D.s seeking the latest wrinkle in high-tech propeller design, but as a practical aid for the average mechanic, engineer, boatbuilder, fleet operator, serious yachtsman, or naval architect.
Classic of Mountains and Rivers; " Shan Hai Jing " 山海经
Author: Shan HaiPublisher: DeepLogic
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
" Shan Hai Jing " (山海经）, is a blend of rare natural history of geography customs blog. The book relates generally believed that the ancient myth , geography , animals , plants , minerals , witchcraft , religion , history , medicine , folk and ethnic content in all aspects . "Shan Hai Jing" records many folk legends of monsters , weird monsters and strange legends, which have long been regarded as a book of strange language . Some contemporary scholars believe that Shan Hai Jing is not only a myth, but also a survey record of ancient geography , including some ancient clan genealogy, sacrificial name, is a book of historical value. Contemporary scholars generally believe that "Shan Hai Jing" is not a one-time book, the author is not one person, but a collective result of long-term accumulation by different eras and different authors.
