A year on El Oro : an unlikely voyage aboard an extraordinary yacht
Dumas, Richard J., 1967-2024
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An offer comes out of the blue from an old family friend to borrow his magnificent 70ft timber ketch. El Oro is a beautiful yacht, elegant and stately; built in the 1970's with ocean racing in mind. She's also heavy, complex and there's a lot to go wrong. This book is the story of an unexpected opportunity realised. It's also a tale of resilience, tenacity and fears confronted as the author and his wife almost bite off more than they can chew. Often short-handed they overcome multiple dramas and near disasters as they make their way down the east coast of America, to the Caribbean and then across the Atlantic to the Mediterranean. Helped by a litany of friends, family and random people met along the way, they make a journey that turns out to be as rewarding as it is challenging.
Main title:
A year on El Oro : an unlikely voyage aboard an extraordinary yacht / Richard J Dumas.
Author:
Dumas, Richard J., 1967-, author
Imprint:
Taralga, NSW : Lovelybanks, 2024.©2024
Collation:
216 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly colour), maps ; 24 cm
ISBN:
9781763581913 (pbk)97817635819069781763581913
Dewey class:
797.124092910.4797.124
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
569327
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Biography | 797.124 DUM | Coming soon: at our suppliers (Set: 17 Sep 2024) |