South Sea Vagabonds

Author : Johnny Wray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781775541004
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Sea Vagabonds written by Johnny Wray and published by . This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 75th anniversary edition of the timeless New Zealand classic of adventure at sea. Johnny Wray's gripping and often hilarious account of his adventures around the South Pacific has inspired readers and changed lives since its first publication 75 years ago. Fired from his day job during the Great Depression, Johnny begged, borrowed and stole the materials to build his famous yacht Ngataki. With some mates for company and a sextant to steer by, he set sail for the palm-fringed atolls and islands of his dreams - to discover they really did exist. But South Sea Vagabonds is much more than just a ripping yarn; it is a heartfelt hymn to the possibility of living a free life and truly being the master of one's own destiny.

Author : John Wray
Publisher : Sheridan House Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780246133793
Total Pages : 235 pages
Book Rating : 4.91/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Sea Vagabonds written by John Wray and published by Sheridan House Incorporated. This book was released on 1939 with total page 235 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 75th anniversary edition of the timeless New Zealand classic of adventure at sea. Johnny Wray's gripping and often hilarious account of his adventures around the South Pacific has inspired readers and changed lives since its first publication 75 years ago. Fired from his day job during the Great Depression, Johnny begged, borrowed and stole the materials to build his famous yacht Ngataki. With some mates for company and a sextant to steer by, he set sail for the palm-fringed atolls and islands of his dreams - to discover they really did exist. But South Sea Vagabonds is much more than just a ripping yarn; it is a heartfelt hymn to the possibility of living a free life and truly being the master of one's own destiny.

Author : John Walter Wray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 280 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Sea Vagabonds written by John Walter Wray and published by . This book was released on 1939 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Bernard Moitessier
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1493042815
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book A Sea Vagabond's World written by Bernard Moitessier and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2019-08-06 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I would like now to write a practical book that will cover three topics: boats, the sea, and the beachcombing life." These were the thought of Bernard Moitessier after he finished writing his last book, Tamata and the Alliance, while in Polynesia. The great master died in 1994 and never completed the book, but here it is, meticulously collected from hus many writings, published and unpublished, by his companion Véronique Lerebours Pigeonnière. Moitessier's notebooks include all the know-how and the 1001 tips of this legendary sailor, the knowledge he acquired on the water, in meeting with sailors, during long passages, and during his many years living on various islands. The first part of the book details how to prepare for an extensive cruise, what kind of boat to choose, the rigging, the sails, the anchors, on deck and below deck. The second part describes the passage: the weather, navigation, watch-keeping, and heavy weather. In the third part, Moitessier takes us to the South Sea islands and shows how to adapt to living on an atoll, gardening, fishing and attaining self-sufficiency.

Author : John Wray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781869504434
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.37/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Sea Vagabonds written by John Wray and published by . This book was released on 2001-01-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John Walter Wray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.86/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Sea Vagabonds written by John Walter Wray and published by . This book was released on 1953 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Anthony J. Vallone
Publisher : Smithsonian Institution
ISBN 13 : 1588344657
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.56/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Air Vagabonds written by Anthony J. Vallone and published by Smithsonian Institution. This book was released on 2015-05-26 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Air Vagabonds is the story of the amazing, true (mis)adventures of a band of rogues piloting aircraft alone into exotic and deadly destinations. In the late 1970s and through the 1980s the demand for light aircraft eclipsed anything seen before or since. This created the need for a small air force of pilots—ferry pilots—willing to fly thousands of planes to clients in every corner of the globe. Long-range solo flying is not for everyone, and it attracted a cast of eccentric, unforgettable mavericks who flew from one misadventure to the next, battling storms, desert winds, aircraft malfunctions, primitive navigational aids, loneliness, chemical imbalances, and dangerous Third World politics. Some carried on international scams and love affairs, some were lost at sea, some imprisoned by African despots. They’re all here, described with humor and high drama by one of their own, a survivor with phenomenal recall, a knack for distinguishing character from bluster, and a great ear for dialogue and aviation lore.

Author : J. W. Wray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Sea Vagabonds written by J. W. Wray and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : John William Wray
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book South Sea Vagabonds written by John William Wray and published by . This book was released on 1952 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Maud Fontenoy
Publisher : Skyhorse
ISBN 13 : 1628724978
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Across the Savage Sea written by Maud Fontenoy and published by Skyhorse. This book was released on 2014-12-17 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Over the last century only six men had defied the power of nature and successfully rowed across the Atlantic from west to east. Maud Fontenoy, a 2005 Time (Europe) Hero, changed that forever when she became the first woman to do so. In 2003 Fontenoy, a young woman and seasoned mariner, set out from Newfoundland in her twenty-four-foot-long boat, Pilot, to row across the North Atlantic. Her goal: to prove that a woman could do what men once believed to be impossible. It became a journey both far more harrowing than even she had imagined and one full of unexpected wonders. Her extraordinary story continues to inspire.