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Author:   Michael Holland ,  Janet King
Publisher:   Gill
Imprint:   The Collins Press
Dimensions:   Width: 32.00cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.00cm
Weight:   1.348kg
ISBN:  

9781905172641

ISBN 10:   1905172648
Pages:   210
Publication Date:   30 September 2008
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

A special thanks 5 Introduction The adventure 7 The route 7 The boat 9 The refi t 11 The crew 12 A typical day for a crew member 14 Logbook Ireland to Iceland 17 Iceland to Ireland 27 England to Spain 35 Spain to Portugal 47 Portugal to Canary Islands 53 Canary Islands to Cape Verdes Islands 59 Cape Verdes Islands to Brazil 69 Fernando de Noronha 79 Salvador da Bahia 85 Rio de Janeiro 93 Brazil to Argentina 105 Ushuaia 113 Antarctica Ushuaia to the Antarctic Circle 119 Mutton Cove 123 Vernadsky 129 Lemaire Channel 137 Port Lockroy 141 Melchior Base 147 Anderson Harbour 151 Cuverville Island 155 Enterprise Island 161 Deception Island 169 Drake Passage 174 Beagle Canal 177 Puerto Williams and the Southern Ocean 185 South Georgia 193

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Janet King is from South Africa and travelled extensively before settling in Ireland. A graphic designer and artist, she mainly paints seascapes and also runs her own art studio. She has always been an avid sailor as well as a keen mountain walker. Her sailing includes several ocean voyages and racing where the foredeck is her favourite place. Michael Holland, a successful entrepreneur whose passion is long-distance sailing, has been sailing for thirty years on ever-increasing adventures. Among his voyages are several Atlantic crossings and a circumnavigation of Ireland, Iceland and Greenland. He has been awarded the Faulkner Cup from the Irish Cruising Club, their most prestigious award, for his journey from the Arctic to Antarctica.

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