Triumph and Tribulation [electronic resource] : No ship should be without Tabasco sauce
H.W. Tilman2017
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'Experience is said to be the name men give to their mistakes and of the
experience I gained in Spitsbergen that may well be true.'
The circumnavigation of Spitsbergen is the first of three voyages described in
H.W. 'Bill' Tilman's fifteenth and final book, a remarkable example of Tilman's
ability to triumph when supported by a crew game for all challenges. The 1974
voyage of the pilot cutter Baroque takes Tilman to his furthest north-the
highest latitude of any of his travels in the northern or southern hemisphere.
The account of this achievement makes compelling reading, the crew pulling
together to avert potential disaster from a navigational misjudgement.
A younger, less experienced crew join Tilman in 1975, this time heading north
along Greenland's west coast until a break in the boom necessitates the
abandonment of the objective and an early return. 'That one can never be quite
confident of reaching any of the places I aim at may be part of their charm, and
failu...
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Author:
H.W. Tilman, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Vertebrate Digital, 2017
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781909461437
Language:
English
BRN:
438640
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