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Taylor ventures to even more remote seas aboard his tiny junkrigged yacht mingming. Im roger taylor, exskipper of a little junkrigged corribee called mingming, and now skipper of the converted achilles 24 mingming ii. This book examines three very different sailing trips. In his third book singlehanded sailor roger taylor ventures to even more remote seas aboard his tiny junkrigged yacht mingming. Roger d taylor aged just 23, and already set on a life of adventure, roger taylor signed up as an able seaman on the squarerigger endeavour ii, bound for new zealand. Before becoming a novelist, brad served over 20 years in the u. In his fifth book of voyages, roger taylor describes his successful attempt to sail into those lonely and usually icebound waters. Taylor is the author of the elements of seamanship 4. Taylor, illustrated with numerous black and white photographs. Best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards.

Roger taylor author jump to navigation jump to search. Becoming a member of the lovereading community is free. Packice would normally render such a route impossible. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Taylor author roger taylor writes extensively for the sailing and cruising press. This book examines three very different sailing trips, which take place at different stages in his life. Taylor has written five books covering ten of his many ocean voyages. Although part autobiography, its main aim is to give a picture of what its like to be at sea, and the reasons people sail. Year after year he takes these voyages of a lifetime and makes it back to the dock to write another book. Discover book depositorys huge selection of roger taylor books online. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. Taylor has now written three muchpraised books covering eight of his many ocean voyages.

Voyages of a simple sailor by roger d taylor 20081212. I have to be honest here, i was expecting voyages of a simple sailor to be mediocre. Discover book depositorys huge selection of roger d taylor books online. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Taylor from the worlds largest community of readers. This was a great book with excellent tips on solo sailing. Voyages of a simple sailor first edition by roger d taylor. We deliver the joy of reading in 100% recycled packaging with free standard shipping on u. The first voyage, across the north atlantic to baffin island, is curtailed when taylor is injured in a storm in the davis strait. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. He is a chartered civil and structural engineer, a pistol, rifle and shotgun shooter, aikido instructorstudent, and an enthusiastic but inaccurate piano player.

Taylor mingming and the art of minimal ocean sailing. No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf. This simple, rugged 21 yacht, constantly developed and honed for effortless singlehanded ocean sailing, goes where much bigger and more sophisticated craft fear to tread. Far to the north of russia, across the cold waters of the barents sea, lies the desolate archipelago known as franz josef land. Only time will tell what it will be about, but initially it will be about mingming and mingming ii, their voyages and the principles of simple sailing that underpin my approach to ocean voyaging. See all books authored by roger taylor, including the call of the sword, and the waking of orthlund chronicles of hawklan, book 3, and more on. Roger taylors writing is unsettling and brilliant, says dick durham. The skipper of the junkrigged corribee mingming, roger taylor, an advocate of. Yachting monthly joins roger taylor aboard mingming 2. The book covers three extraordinary voyages in the tiny yacht mingming, carrying on from where.

Taylor is a great writer and there are passages of real beauty in the book. I remember reading about his crazily small water intake which made his voyages possible, it was something like a pint. Brad taylor is an american author of thriller novels. The sailing adventures in these books rank roger d taylor in. View books by roger taylor on lovereading, the uks number one book recommendation website. Yachting monthly joins roger taylor aboard mingming 2 originally posted by tink great to see the antipode to the selfish fools on their carbon vendee race boats.

Unwilling to sail on into the ice with a broken rib, he turns round and recrosses the atlantic to plymouth, completing a nonstop voyage. In his new book roger taylor follows straight on from voyages of a simple sailor, taking us on three more extraordinary voyages aboard his junkrigged corribee mingming. This is not a good old boat book with tips for how to make a small boat into a serious sailing vessel. Taylor is an outstanding seaman and excellent writer. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers. Well sure yeah, thats one roger taylor, but this roger roger d taylor is somebody far, far more interesting. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. It is a tiny sailboat with about 12 inch free board, maybe 6 or 7 feet wide, and maybe 4 feet head room below decks. The study of human urinary proteins using twodimensional gel electrophoresis. Although part autobiography, its main aim is to give a picture of. His books have been published in russian and french.

Roger taylor writes extensively for the sailing and cruising press. Discount prices on books by roger taylor, including titles like brain and spinal tumors of childhood, second edition. Taylor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Roger taylor is one of the most extraordinary and successful smallboat ocean voyagers sailing today,and it is the good fortune of anyone interested in this topic that he is also a magnificent writer, who has written three books filled with priceless information, sly humour, literary allusions and observations of nature. He was born in heywood, lancashire, and now lives in the wirral. Its a wonderful and gripping read, hard to put down. Roger taylor follows on from his highly praised voyages of a simple sailor, taking us on three more extraordinary voyages aboard. In this book he details further voyages in the north atlantic ocean aboard his diminutive, junkrigged sloop, ming ming, with all the verve and style one might expect from him. At one time, blinded by sunny photographs of exotic ports in overwritten pilot books, nor did i. Roger taylor is an english fiction and nonfiction author. Taylor is a british sailing enthusiast whose seafaring adventures have taken him around the globe. The writers very endearing personality shines through in all that he writes and in everything that he does.