THE LUGWORM CHRONICLES
£14
Ken Duxbury, Lodestar
Lodestar’s paperback omnibus edition includes the late Ken Duxbury’s exploring the Greek Islands in a Drascombe Lugger during 1971; , sailing from Corfu to Fowey; and finally, living an isolated semi-wild existence on the Scillies and the Isle of Ensay in the Hebrides. The three volumes can be savoured independently for their minutely observed detail of coastlines, small settlements and wild spaces, or read continuously as the autobiographical reflections of a professional seaman and artist. The writing is always vivid, the commentary individualistic and the small boat handling deeply impressive.