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    Nautical Tortoise: Adrift in the Pacific from Panama to Polynesia: Å to Oz, #2
    Sail's Pace: A Slow Float from the Arctic to the Caribbean: Å to Oz, #1
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    Å to Oz Series

    By Martin Edge

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    About this series

    'Nautical Tortoise' is about my passage, aboard someone else's deeply flawed 38ft boat, from Caribbean Panama to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It's the second volume in a three-part series describing my snail's-pace efforts to sail from northern Norway to Australia. The series is entitled, optimistically, 'Å to Oz'.

    It's the sequel to 'Sail's Pace', in which I progressed, infinitesimally slowly, from Norway to Panama. Neither volume could be described as a gripping, nail-biting adventure yarn. You will not come away from this book marvelling at the ability of the human spirit to survive against seemingly insurmountable odds. You're more likely to marvel at the author's ability to moan about everything.

    The odds were, in fact, eminently surmountable. There's not a single shipwreck, cyclone or pirate attack. Though I sailed through the very waters which inspired Melville to write 'Moby Dick', there are no savage attacks by enraged sperm whales. Not even by mildly peeved porpoises or disgruntled dolphins.

    You may, on the other hand, possibly gain some insight into the sort of idiots to be found floating around the world in wee boats. With a bit of luck you might think, 'bloody hell, if he can do it, anyone can'.

    There are some good bits though, about the odd wildlife of the Galápagos and the stunning landscapes of the Marquesas. Tiny specks in the world's largest ocean which are themselves like whole continents in miniature.

    There really is a free bottle of rum to be had, by the way. If you know where to look. Three bottles, in fact. But I wouldn't buy this book simply for the prospect of the free booze. Unless you're already in French Polynesia and at a loose end.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherMartin Edge
    Release dateMay 2, 2023
    Nautical Tortoise: Adrift in the Pacific from Panama to Polynesia: Å to Oz, #2
    Sail's Pace: A Slow Float from the Arctic to the Caribbean: Å to Oz, #1

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      Sail's Pace: A Slow Float from the Arctic to the Caribbean: Å to Oz, #1
      Sail's Pace: A Slow Float from the Arctic to the Caribbean: Å to Oz, #1

      Sail's Pace: A Slow Float from the Arctic to the Caribbean: Å to Oz, #1

      Martin Edge
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      'Sail's Pace' describes my trip, on a number of different boats, over quite a few years, from Arctic Norway of to the Guna Yala islands of Panama. It's the first volume in a series, entitled 'Å to Oz', which documents my very slow, sporadic attempts to sail from north of Tromsø to Australia. It, and its companion volume, 'Nautical Tortoise', are about the sort of sailing that anyone can do, given enough time and an appropriate boat. They are definitely not about superhuman feats of endurance. There are no near-death experiences, cyclones or sea monsters. All of it was done the prosaic, easy way. 'Nautical Tortoise' goes on to describe my journey as far as the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. To my eternal shame, the rest of the trip, from Tahiti to Oz, has yet to be completed. My previous writings have been about sailing my own wee boat. But this, and the volume that follows, is mostly about bumming lifts, as crew, on a number of other people's boats. So, if you want to read about people braving mountainous seas and hurricane force winds, you'll need to look elsewhere. If you like your rugged, indomitable heroes fighting nature, tooth and claw, you'll be disappointed. If you get your kicks from stories about people barely surviving, against all the odds, by clinging to the wreckage of their tiny, upturned coracles, so emaciated after months at sea that the circling great whites can't be arsed even to nibble at them, you're in the wrong place. If, on the other hand, you want to find out how a congenital nautical wimp might get his or herself across oceans, with the minimum of expense and hazard, by the easy, puny, pedestrian route, you might take a chance on 'Sail's Pace'. I have to confess that Part One of this volume is disgracefully shambolic. It dots back and forth, in both space and time, as I try to piece together a collection of unconnected jaunts into a single story. Parts Two and Three, however, are at least single stories, told in the right direction and the right chronological order. So please feel free to skip forward to them.

      'Sail's Pace' describes my trip, on a number of different boats, over quite a few years, from Arctic Norway of to the Guna Yala islands of Panama. It's the first volume in a series, entitled 'Å to Oz', which documents my very slow, sporadic attempts to sail from north of Tromsø to Australia. It, and its companion volume, 'Nautical Tortoise', are about the sort of sailing that anyone can do, given enough time and an appropriate boat. They are definitely not about superhuman feats of endurance. There are no near-death experiences, cyclones or sea monsters. All of it was done the prosaic, easy way. 'Nautical Tortoise' goes on to describe my journey as far as the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. To my eternal shame, the rest of the trip, from Tahiti to Oz, has yet to be completed. My previous writings have been about sailing my own wee boat. But this, and the volume that follows, is mostly about bumming lifts, as crew, on a number of other people's boats. So, if you want to read about people braving mountainous seas and hurricane force winds, you'll need to look elsewhere. If you like your rugged, indomitable heroes fighting nature, tooth and claw, you'll be disappointed. If you get your kicks from stories about people barely surviving, against all the odds, by clinging to the wreckage of their tiny, upturned coracles, so emaciated after months at sea that the circling great whites can't be arsed even to nibble at them, you're in the wrong place. If, on the other hand, you want to find out how a congenital nautical wimp might get his or herself across oceans, with the minimum of expense and hazard, by the easy, puny, pedestrian route, you might take a chance on 'Sail's Pace'. I have to confess that Part One of this volume is disgracefully shambolic. It dots back and forth, in both space and time, as I try to piece together a collection of unconnected jaunts into a single story. Parts Two and Three, however, are at least single stories, told in the right direction and the right chronological order. So please feel free to skip forward to them.

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      Nautical Tortoise: Adrift in the Pacific from Panama to Polynesia: Å to Oz, #2
      Nautical Tortoise: Adrift in the Pacific from Panama to Polynesia: Å to Oz, #2

      Nautical Tortoise: Adrift in the Pacific from Panama to Polynesia: Å to Oz, #2

      Martin Edge
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      'Nautical Tortoise' is about my passage, aboard someone else's deeply flawed 38ft boat, from Caribbean Panama to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It's the second volume in a three-part series describing my snail's-pace efforts to sail from northern Norway to Australia. The series is entitled, optimistically, 'Å to Oz'. It's the sequel to 'Sail's Pace', in which I progressed, infinitesimally slowly, from Norway to Panama. Neither volume could be described as a gripping, nail-biting adventure yarn. You will not come away from this book marvelling at the ability of the human spirit to survive against seemingly insurmountable odds. You're more likely to marvel at the author's ability to moan about everything. The odds were, in fact, eminently surmountable. There's not a single shipwreck, cyclone or pirate attack. Though I sailed through the very waters which inspired Melville to write 'Moby Dick', there are no savage attacks by enraged sperm whales. Not even by mildly peeved porpoises or disgruntled dolphins. You may, on the other hand, possibly gain some insight into the sort of idiots to be found floating around the world in wee boats. With a bit of luck you might think, 'bloody hell, if he can do it, anyone can'. There are some good bits though, about the odd wildlife of the Galápagos and the stunning landscapes of the Marquesas. Tiny specks in the world's largest ocean which are themselves like whole continents in miniature. There really is a free bottle of rum to be had, by the way. If you know where to look. Three bottles, in fact. But I wouldn't buy this book simply for the prospect of the free booze. Unless you're already in French Polynesia and at a loose end.

      'Nautical Tortoise' is about my passage, aboard someone else's deeply flawed 38ft boat, from Caribbean Panama to the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia. It's the second volume in a three-part series describing my snail's-pace efforts to sail from northern Norway to Australia. The series is entitled, optimistically, 'Å to Oz'. It's the sequel to 'Sail's Pace', in which I progressed, infinitesimally slowly, from Norway to Panama. Neither volume could be described as a gripping, nail-biting adventure yarn. You will not come away from this book marvelling at the ability of the human spirit to survive against seemingly insurmountable odds. You're more likely to marvel at the author's ability to moan about everything. The odds were, in fact, eminently surmountable. There's not a single shipwreck, cyclone or pirate attack. Though I sailed through the very waters which inspired Melville to write 'Moby Dick', there are no savage attacks by enraged sperm whales. Not even by mildly peeved porpoises or disgruntled dolphins. You may, on the other hand, possibly gain some insight into the sort of idiots to be found floating around the world in wee boats. With a bit of luck you might think, 'bloody hell, if he can do it, anyone can'. There are some good bits though, about the odd wildlife of the Galápagos and the stunning landscapes of the Marquesas. Tiny specks in the world's largest ocean which are themselves like whole continents in miniature. There really is a free bottle of rum to be had, by the way. If you know where to look. Three bottles, in fact. But I wouldn't buy this book simply for the prospect of the free booze. Unless you're already in French Polynesia and at a loose end.

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