Well, I finished reading "The Way of a Ship" by Derek Lundy. I don't think I can ever truly understand the adventure that rounding the Horn of South America in a wind-driven ship must have felt like, but this book did a pretty good job of taking me right into the action.
Based partly on his own experiences as a deep-water sailor, and family history and lore, Lundy researched the history and trends of wind-driven four-masted barques, bring the past and the present together in a well written read.
If you want to round the Horn without risk of limb or life, this book is a great read!
this phrase translates roughly into "to sweep the sea shore" meaning "wasted labor", but I find that to be a negative translation, as I hold firm to the belief that it is the journey and not the destination that makes the life noteworthy and worthwhile
Considering how much I LOVE boats, I'm thinking this will not be one that I will toss onto the read me pile :) I'd never stop having falling overboard dreams.
ReplyDeleteI am constantly amazed at how quickly you can zip through books.