Aged just 23, and already set on a life of adventure, Roger Taylor signed up as an able seaman on the square-rigger Endeavour II, bound for New Zealand. The voyage turned into a terrifying ordeal as the ship was caught in a tropical storm. Embayed between two headlands the ship was driven towards a hostile lee shore. The Endeavour II finally struck land in horrific conditions at one in the morning. There seemed little chance of survival... Following this formative experience, Roger resolved that from then on he would ever only go to sea on his own terms, single-handed and in easily manageable yachts. He built the 19' Roc and twice crossed the Tasman Sea in her - the smallest craft then to have made the crossing. Roger continued to develop his ideas on the importance of simplicity in ocean voyaging and sailed his 21' junk-rigged Corribee Mingming in the first Jester Challenge. This was a voyage of calms, frustrations and mature reflection.
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'...his extraordinary recall of detail and compulsive way with words easily held me for a single sitting.' -- Cruising
'A marvellous book of the sea.' -- Sea Breezes
'Compelling' -- Yachting Monthly
'Inspiring.' -- Offshore
'Three of the best written accounts of voyages and seagoing under sail that I have read in many a year.' -- Sailing Today
"This single volume contains three of the best written accounts of voyages and seagoing under sail that I've read." -- Sailing Today, June 2008
'A marvellous book of the sea.' -- Sea Breezes
'Compelling' -- Yachting Monthly
'Inspiring.' -- Offshore
'Three of the best written accounts of voyages and seagoing under sail that I have read in many a year.' -- Sailing Today
"This single volume contains three of the best written accounts of voyages and seagoing under sail that I've read." -- Sailing Today, June 2008
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'Three of the best written accounts of voyages and seagoing under sail that I have read in many a year.'
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful
By Purple Cloud
Format:Paperback
Roger Taylor writes with great eloquence, expounding a sound philosophy in his approach to adventuring. In spite of being in a very sound position financially and easily able to afford a floating gin palace, he extols the worth of small, easily managed craft for long cruises and does without many of the modern electronic gizmos. A very good read indeed.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
A fantastic read - kept me gripped, in fact I took it on a city break holiday and ended up spending most of the weekend moving from cafe to park bench to read another chapter. Well written, exciting with great pace - and great photographs! Nice one Mr Taylor.
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By J. Buck
Format:Paperback
What a rip-roaring read. These three true stories of the author's experiences in tricky waters kept me riveted and I am not even a sailor! He truly takes the reader with him and I felt I was still rolling at sea after I finished reading! Some of the technical names and terms used left me, as a non-sailor, a little baffled at times, but this did not detract from the enjoyment of the well written narrative. The author finds himself in extremely serious scrapes but manages to write about them with a light and thoughtful touch. His approach to sailing is to keep it as simple as possible and he eschews modern gadgetry, preferring to be reliant on time tested navigation methods and meticulous preparation. This guy must have a guardian angel at his shoulder to have survived to tell these tales though. Lucky for him and his readers that he does.
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A gripping book.
I am by no means a habitual reader but this book kept me gripped from cover to cover. Being a sailor, I don't know whether it would be as exciting without knowing the behaviour of... Read more
Published 13 days ago by MR A HOLDER
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Absolutely captivating!
Roger D. Taylor is a brilliant writer, he offers not only his adventures, but we may also share in his experiences and insights which brings us to his sailing philosophy of the... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Fredrik Jeppsson
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Pequeños veleros.
Muy apropiado para los amantes de los pequeños veleros, pero un poco alejado de las posibilidades de aquellos que no proyectan grandes aventuras, por falta de tiempo o por... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ignacio Balbin Meana
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Cruising Classics
I have now read Roger's three books in order 2,3 and 1. Voyages of a Simple Sailor did not disappoint. Read more
Published 2 months ago by John Banim
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Good choice for a sailor friend
I bought this as a present for a friend who also prefers the 'simple' approach to sailing. He reports it is an excellent read and highly enjoyable.
Published 2 months ago by Mrs. J. A. Goodchild
5.0 out of 5 stars
Refreshing & Modern Nautical Narrative
I do a lot of single-handed distance cruising in a small boat which made this book an interesting read. The book vividly describes his mental state and daily routine.
Published 4 months ago by Roger M Couto Jr
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Voyages of a simple sailor
3 very good yarns of seafairing.
well writen and I had to keep going right to the end of the book
well writen and I had to keep going right to the end of the book
Published 5 months ago by John M. Seed
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fascinating Book, fascinating sailor
I love this author's books.
This one talks a bit about his pre-MingMing sailing and some of the other stuff he has done.
Roger D. Read more
This one talks a bit about his pre-MingMing sailing and some of the other stuff he has done.
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Published 6 months ago by JohnT
4.0 out of 5 stars
A gift for a sailor
As I wrote it's a xmas gift for a sailor so I'm sure he will be please.
Delivery was prompt, no complain
Delivery was prompt, no complain
Published on 17 Dec 2010 by Mrs. V. J. G. Paterson
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great book
I have read a lot of books about sailing and this one is the hardest to put down, its simply riveting; up there with Knox Johnsons "world of my own". Read more
Published on 28 Oct 2010 by chalkyfish
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