Amazon Resale
£3.99

Promotions apply when you purchase

These promotions will be applied to this item:

Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. For details, please see the Terms & Conditions associated with these promotions.

Sold by Amazon Media EU S.à r.l..
Read with our free app
You've subscribed to ! We will pre-order your items within 24 hours of when they become available. When new books are released, we'll charge your default payment method for the lowest price available during the pre-order period.
Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at
Your Memberships and Subscriptions

Buy for others

Give as a gift or purchase for a group.
Learn more

Buying and sending Kindle Books to others

  1. Select quantity
  2. Choose delivery method and buy Kindle Books
  3. Recipients can read on any device

These Kindle Books can only be redeemed by recipients in your country. Redemption links and Kindle Books cannot be resold.

Added to

Sorry, there was a problem.

There was an error retrieving your Wish Lists. Please try again.

Sorry, there was a problem.

List unavailable.
Kindle app logo image

Download the free Kindle app and start reading Kindle books instantly on your smartphone, tablet or computer – no Kindle device required.

Read instantly on your browser with Kindle for Web.

Using your mobile phone camera - scan the code below and download the Kindle app.

QR code to download the Kindle App

Follow the author

Julian E. H. Mustoe
Follow
Something went wrong. Please try your request again later.

Voyage of the Harrier Kindle Edition

by Julian Mustoe (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 61 ratings
One of the most important ocean voyages in history was the circumnavigation of the world by the survey ship HMS Beagle in the early 1830s, with Charles Darwin aboard as ship’s naturalist. Darwin’s account, published in 1839 as Voyage of the Beagle, has never been out of print.
Voyage of the Harrier, is the story of the first detailed re-enactment ever made of the Beagle’s famous voyage. Between 2001 and 2012 the author in his small sailing yacht Harrier went to nearly every port used, and almost every anchorage visited, by the Beagle. Harrier’s voyage was guided in detail by Robert FitzRoy’s Narrative and Darwin’s Beagle Diary. The Beagle’s voyage involved much labourious survey work and it saw the beginning of Darwin’s personal development as a scientist. Harrier’s voyage included a shipwreck and an attack by smugglers in the Timor Sea.

The author’s book, Voyage of the Harrier, combines accounts of the Beagle and Harrier voyages in such a way that the two voyages cast light upon one another. Together, the two narratives help to illuminate the world.
Read more
Previous slide of product details
  1. Print length
    330 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publication date
    6 April 2015
  4. File size
    18.3 MB
  5. Page Flip
    Enabled
  6. Word Wise
    Enabled
  7. Enhanced typesetting
    Enabled
Next slide of product details
Due to its large file size, this book may take longer to download
  Report an issue with this product

Product description

About the Author

The author was born in London in 1933 of a South African father and an American mother. Both were of English extraction. He is a qualified architect who has spent his working career in designing buildings, teaching architecture and in research into the use of computers in design. He has been sailing and involved with yachts since his school days. He has twice sailed a small yacht across the Atlantic Ocean. The Voyage of the Harrier, completed in 2012, was his retirement project. He is about to begin an extensive sailing trip in the Baltic Sea in an investigation of the medieval Hanseatic League.

Product details

  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00VRRS9W6
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Julian Mustoe
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ 6 April 2015
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 18.3 MB
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 330 pages
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1783016990
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Customer reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 61 ratings

About the author

Follow authors to get new release updates, plus improved recommendations.
Julian E. H. Mustoe

Julian E. H. Mustoe

Brief content visible, double tap to read full content.
Full content visible, double tap to read brief content.

Julian Mustoe has been involved with the sea and a variety of sailing boats ever since he was at school. In the 1960s he twice sailed a small engineless sloop across the North Atlantic. Later in life he took his wife and two children sailing at most weekends and on summer holidays every year.

In 1998 he retired to a boat, and in 2001 he embarked on a circumnavigation. But not just any world cruise. He followed the track of the voyage made by HMS Beagle in the 1830s with Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin on board. Julian's was the first recreation in detail of this famous voyage. His recently published book, Voyage of the Harrier, is an account of both his own voyage and that of the Beagle. In October 2015 Harrier was lost in a towing accident in the North Sea.

Julian's book is available on Amazon at:

www.amazon.com>books>Voyage of the Harrier

Customer reviews

4.4 out of 5 stars
61 global ratings

Review this product

Share your thoughts with other customers
Write a customer review

Customers say

Customers find this book to be a thoroughly enjoyable read with a strong historical narrative and fascinating account of Julian Mustoe's voyage. Moreover, they appreciate its educational value, with one customer noting its well-researched content, while another mentions how it makes the story more plausible and real. Additionally, the book receives positive feedback for its sailing content, particularly the great adventure involving two small yachts.

AI-generated from the text of customer reviews

Select to learn more

5 customers mention ‘Storytelling’5 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the storytelling of the book, finding it interesting historically, with one customer noting its strong historical narrative and another describing it as a modestly told adventure.

"A fascinating account of Julian Mustoe's voyage following in the tracks of Darwin's epic expedition on HMS Beagle" Read more

"Good story with a great blend of sailing, travel, history and humour." Read more

"Very well written book, interesting historically." Read more

"A brilliant story, very well told...." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Educational value’4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book educational, with one noting it is well-researched and makes the content more plausible and real.

"A good read and well research, a pity that 'Harrier' has come to a sorry end after the book!" Read more

"...This book is also very educational and inspired me to read more about Charles Darwin" Read more

"...Edutainment at its best! I am looking forward to his next book." Read more

"...It bought what I call ancient history back to life, and made it more plausible and real." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Enjoyment’4 positive0 negative

Customers find the book thoroughly enjoyable, with one mentioning it maintains reader interest throughout.

"...' but in this case the author writes eloquently and without losing the interest of the reader at any point...." Read more

"This is fascinating. An old bloke sails around the world and has loads of fun!..." Read more

"Thoroughly enjoyable read. I now want to buy a boat and bugger off somewhere. If only it was that simple......" Read more

"...now and then, jumping two hundred years back and forth, is very refreshing. Edutainment at its best! I am looking forward to his next book." Read more

4 customers mention ‘Sailing’4 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the sailing aspects of the book, describing it as a great adventure in two small yachts, with one customer noting it's a brilliant idea for a voyage around the world.

"...I can't wait to read it, wishing you continued health and good sailing" Read more

"A great adventure in two small yachts, following in the wake of Charles Darwin and the Beagle. Sadly Julian recently lost his yacht...." Read more

"Brilliant idea for a voyage around the world. Beautifully written and understated account of his amazing achievement...." Read more

"Good story with a great blend of sailing, travel, history and humour." Read more

Top reviews from United Kingdom

  • jeremy s percy
    5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant story, very well told.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 February 2018
    Verified Purchase
    I've read many such tales of voyages, near and far. They do tend to get a bit 'samey' but in this case the author writes eloquently and without losing the interest of the reader at any point. The few 'political' remarks scattered through the story only add to the colour of the narrative and he has hit that sweet spot in terms of the balance between the sailing itself and the various landfalls. An excellent read!
    Helpful
     Report
  • Stan Laurenson-Batten
    4.0 out of 5 stars Four Stars
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 7 November 2015
    Verified Purchase
    A good read and well research, a pity that 'Harrier' has come to a sorry end after the book!
    Helpful
     Report
  • DS
    5.0 out of 5 stars A brilliant book!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 6 April 2025
    Verified Purchase
    A fascinating account of Julian Mustoe's voyage following in the tracks of Darwin's epic expedition on HMS Beagle
    Helpful
     Report
  • SamRelovedGuitars
    5.0 out of 5 stars wishing you continued health and good sailing
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 June 2016
    Verified Purchase
    Julian - I bought this after hearing your story on R4 the other day (June 2016). I know you've already got your new boat and I thought I'd add my tiny bit of support to your life aboard. I can't wait to read it, wishing you continued health and good sailing
    Helpful
     Report
  • Stephen Higgins
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great read
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 December 2017
    Verified Purchase
    This is fascinating. An old bloke sails around the world and has loads of fun! This book is also very educational and inspired me to read more about Charles Darwin
    Helpful
     Report
  • dk5080
    4.0 out of 5 stars Good book.
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 15 July 2016
    Verified Purchase
    Thoroughly enjoyable read. I now want to buy a boat and bugger off somewhere. If only it was that simple......
    Helpful
     Report
  • Jens
    5.0 out of 5 stars What a delightful book to read!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 12 March 2018
    Verified Purchase
    What a delightful book to read! You are truly in good company with Julian Mustoe and his distinguished scientific friends Darvin and FitzRoy on their daring voyage around the world. The describtion of the challenge now and then, jumping two hundred years back and forth, is very refreshing. Edutainment at its best! I am looking forward to his next book.
    Helpful
     Report
  • Capt Craig
    4.0 out of 5 stars A modestly told adventure with a strong historical narrative
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 18 October 2015
    Verified Purchase
    It took some time to get into this book as I expected there to be more about the author's own experience and less about the voyage of the Beagle. However, I eventually warmed to the historical content and appreciated the perspective this gave to the present voyage.
    One person found this helpful
    Helpful
     Report

Top reviews from other countries

  • Sosegada
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on 12 November 2015
    Verified Purchase
    wonderfully written and inspiring adventure
    Report
  • Tessa
    4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating Account
    Reviewed in the United States on 9 October 2015
    Verified Purchase
    Mustoe knows his craft in several senses of the word. He's a superlative sailor, an excellent researcher, and an able writer. His descriptions are clear and interesting and he brings a certain humor to what could be dull waters. He has a knack for making science accessible and his then-and-now contrapuntal technique works well.

    I can only give the book four stars because he didn't actually follow the path of the Beagle through the Galapagos, an area most of us closely associate with Darwin, and I consider it a serious omission.

    That said, it's a very enjoyable read, even if you don't believe that there's "nothing—absolute nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats."
    Report
  • Inge
    5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
    Reviewed in the United States on 5 March 2016
    Verified Purchase
    Very good written.
    Report

Report an issue


Does this item contain inappropriate content?
Report
Do you believe that this item violates a copyright?
Report
Does this item contain quality or formatting issues?
Report