ALONG THE CLIPPER WAY

by Francis-Ed. Chichester ‧ RELEASE DATE: June 2, 1967

This is not Francis Chichester's own projected voyage along the clipper way but that of dozens of other sailors. The skipper has extracted from the journals of Dana and Conrad, Frank Bullen and Conor O'Brien, Joshua Slocum and Alan Villiers, to convey graphically what it is like to sail from Britain around the Cape of Good Hope to Australia and then on round Cape Horn back to Britain. Villiers gives an idea of halcyon sailing and no sailing at all (""Fog, head wind, calm, rain"" in the Southern ocean); Dana's account of rounding Cape Horn tells ""the worst that a sailing ship can experience""; Shackleton writes of sailing 800 miles in an ordinary ship's boat to find help for the men of the embattled Endurance. Stories of speed and solve voyages, dangers of the deep as well as the weather are here. An anthology, really, of endeavor and endurance, which enthusiasts will enjoy.

Pub Date: June 2, 1967

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Coward-McCann

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: June 1, 1967

Categories: NONFICTION