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  • SEAGULLS IN MY SOUP
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    SEAGULLS IN MY SOUP
    TRISTAN JONES
    Join Tristan Jones as he tells tales of the humorous and fascinating adventures that his Saga of a Wayward Sailor began. Discover more anecdotes and unexpected adventures aboard a converted lifeboat ketch cruising the coasts of the Balearic region with Tristan, his one-eyed, three-legged dog, Nelson and the prim Bishop's sister, Sissie St. John. It's a prolific prose journey of...

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  • OUTWARD LEG
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    OUTWARD LEG
    TRISTAN JONES
    After seven years ashore and after having his left leg amputated, Tristan Jones decided to return to the sea. He began to piece together Operation Star and found the perfect vessel in a 36-foot trimaran. In October 1983, Jones and his only crew member, Wally Rediske, set out in Outward Leg from San Diego, intending to circumnavigate the world from west to east by sail.The book ...

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  • THE INCREDIBLE VOYAGE
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    THE INCREDIBLE VOYAGE
    TRISTAN JONES
    A Welshman's witty and gritty sailing adventure memoir with "the bite of fine sea salt and a whiplike delivery" ( Kirkus Reviews). Follow the supreme adventurer, Tristan Jones, as he takes a solitary and intrepid six-year voyage on his small craft, The Sea Dart. Covering a distance twice the circumference of the globe, from the lowest body of water in the world—the Dead Sea—to ...

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  • THE IMPROBABLE VOYAGE
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    THE IMPROBABLE VOYAGE
    TRISTAN JONES
    The sailor-author navigates his famous yacht, Outward Leg, across the rivers of Europe in this travel memoir that's "vintage Tristan Jones" ( Publishers Weekly). The Improbable Voyage is the account of master sailor and storyteller Tristan Jones' 2,307-mile voyage across Europe in an oceangoing trimaran, Outward Leg. Continuing his round-the-world journey, Jones traveled from t...

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  • YARNS
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    YARNS
    TRISTAN JONES
    " A pleasure . . . a brilliant collection of yarns about [a British mariner's] life, his sailing adventures, and his thoughts about man and the sea." — Lloyd's List In Yarns, legendary sailor and adventurer Tristan Jones tells stories of his remarkable life at sea. Along with tales of the beautiful cruises he has made around the world and the memorable people he has met along t...

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  • A STEADY TRADE
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    A STEADY TRADE
    TRISTAN JONES
    A memoir of growing up in pre-World War II Wales and developing a love of sailing and adventure, by the author of The Incredible Voyage. Tristan Jones vividly and colorfully describes his childhood as a Welsh boy growing up by the sea. The story of his boyhood in pre-World War II England is strikingly charming and nostalgic. The challenges and adventures he encounters will have...

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  • SAGA OF A WAYWARD SAILOR
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    SAGA OF A WAYWARD SAILOR
    TRISTAN JONES
    A "unique and arresting" memoir of seafaring adventures from the small boat sailor and author of Ice! and The Incredible Voyage ( Motorboat & Yachting). Tristan Jones was one of the most acclaimed sea-faring storytellers ever. The combative Welshman was born at sea on a ship off Tristan da Cunha. He dropped out of school at 14 to work on sailing barges, and then spent the rest ...

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  • AKA
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    AKA
    TRISTAN JONES
    In a last-ditch stab at fortune and glory, middle-aged adventurer Bill Conan enters a 30,000-mile single-handed round-the-world race. This ultimate test of skill, strength, and endurance leads him across the treacherous Atlantic Ocean's vast expanse, where a sudden change in wind throws him off balance and sends him overboard. Alone in the still, open sea, he struggles to keep ...

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  • SOMEWHERES EAST OF SUEZ
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    SOMEWHERES EAST OF SUEZ
    TRISTAN JONES
    In 1983 Tristan Jones, well known as one of the finest sailing adventure writers of our time, had his left leg amputated. Refusing to become landbound after a lifetime at sea, he acquired a specially designed, virtually untippable 38-foot trimaran and began to sail around the world. Outward Leg is the tale of his intrepid voyage from San Diego to London. The Improbable Voyage c...

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  • ENCOUNTERS OF A WAYWARD SAILOR
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    ENCOUNTERS OF A WAYWARD SAILOR
    TRISTAN JONES
    From the acclaimed teller of such classic yarns as A STEADY TRADE, THE INCREDIBLE VOYAGE, and HEART OF OAK, ENCOUNTERS OF A WAYWARD SAILOR is wonderful collection of true stories from one of the great storytellers of the sea. Drawing on experiences from a lifetime at sea, Tristan Jones uses his acute powers of observation and his gift with for telling tales to transport us aboa...

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  • ICE!
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    ICE!
    TRISTAN JONES
    The author of The Incredible Voyage sets out on a "simply tremendous" and death-defying adventure sailing through the Arctic Ocean ( Kirkus Reviews, starred review). Retiring on a pension after being torpedoed in WWII, Tristan Jones embarks on a test of endurance that will last over two years, nearly killing him more than once. Attempting to sail farther North than anyone ever ...

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  • HEART OF OAK
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    HEART OF OAK
    TRISTAN JONES
    World War II helped to define Tristan Jones as an adventurous Welsh youth. After losing his parents, he spent much of his life working on sailing barges and so he is no stranger to the seas when he's called to fight for Britain during the Blitz in 1940. Tristan Jones is not only caught in the middle of arduous battles on board, but also the tragic battles he must fight in his h...

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  • SOMEWHERES EAST OF SUEZ
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    SOMEWHERES EAST OF SUEZ
    TRISTAN JONES
    In 1983 Tristan Jones, well known as one of the finest sailing adventure writers of our time, had his left leg amputated. Refusing to become landbound after a lifetime at sea, he acquired a specially designed, virtually untippable 38-foot trimaran and began to sail around the world. Outward Leg is the tale of his intrepid voyage from San Diego to London. The Improbable Voyage c...

    $119.00

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  • AKA
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    AKA
    TRISTAN JONES
    In a last-ditch stab at fortune and glory, middle-aged adventurer Bill Conan enters a 30,000-mile single-handed round-the-world race. This ultimate test of skill, strength, and endurance leads him across the treacherous Atlantic Ocean's vast expanse, where a sudden change in wind throws him off balance and sends him overboard. Alone in the still, open sea, he struggles to keep ...

    $119.00

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