Ocean Voyaging under Sail
When advancing years put the Himalaya out of reach my thoughts turned to sailing and the chances of combining this with climbing, two activities that have much in common. After an apprenticeship in the form of two voyages with Bobby Somerset—whom I still regard as the maestro in small boat matters—I...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s0373463300026680 2024-03-03T08:45:19+00:00 Ocean Voyaging under Sail Tilman, H. W. 1972 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300026680 https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0373463300026680 en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Navigation volume 25, issue 3, page 327-336 ISSN 0373-4633 1469-7785 Ocean Engineering Oceanography journal-article 1972 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s0373463300026680 2024-02-08T08:40:07Z When advancing years put the Himalaya out of reach my thoughts turned to sailing and the chances of combining this with climbing, two activities that have much in common. After an apprenticeship in the form of two voyages with Bobby Somerset—whom I still regard as the maestro in small boat matters—I acquired Mischief solely with a view to crossing the Patagonia ice-cap. The ice-cap had not then been crossed and since all attempts from the Argentine side had failed I thought of tackling it from the sea. Mischief , 45 ft. long, 13 ft. beam, 7 ft. 6 in. draught, of about 30 tons T.M., had been built in 1906 as a Bristol Channel pilot cutter. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ice cap Cambridge University Press Argentine Patagonia Journal of Navigation 25 3 327 336 |
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When advancing years put the Himalaya out of reach my thoughts turned to sailing and the chances of combining this with climbing, two activities that have much in common. After an apprenticeship in the form of two voyages with Bobby Somerset—whom I still regard as the maestro in small boat matters—I acquired Mischief solely with a view to crossing the Patagonia ice-cap. The ice-cap had not then been crossed and since all attempts from the Argentine side had failed I thought of tackling it from the sea. Mischief , 45 ft. long, 13 ft. beam, 7 ft. 6 in. draught, of about 30 tons T.M., had been built in 1906 as a Bristol Channel pilot cutter. |
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