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Passage to Torres Strait: Four Centuries in the Wake of Great Navigators, Mutineers, Castaways and Beachcombers.

Miles Hordern

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Description:This book is a sailing story that not only completes one man's journey but weaves together unraveled cords of history - ones that leave their mark to this day.Having first crossed the oceans from the northern to the southern hemisphere in his early twenties, the next leg of Miles Hordern's round-the-world journey eluded him for twelve more years: the stretch between New Zealand and the Indian Ocean, guarded by the Torres Strait. Once thought to be mythical, it was so difficult to find and pass, the first authenticated passage took place in 1606; in 1770 it was charted by Captain Cook. In that age of sail, however, many sailors who attempted a passage through it either drowned on the treacherous reefs or starved in open boats.Yet Miles Hordern was unable to resist its siren call. Following his predecessors' trail, his 28-foot sloop took him more than 4,000 nautical miles via the islands of Micronesia, the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef to Australia.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Passage to Torres Strait: Four Centuries in the Wake of Great Navigators, Mutineers, Castaways and Beachcombers.. To get started finding Passage to Torres Strait: Four Centuries in the Wake of Great Navigators, Mutineers, Castaways and Beachcombers., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 290

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: John Murray

Release: 2005

ISBN: 0719564980

Description: This book is a sailing story that not only completes one man's journey but weaves together unraveled cords of history - ones that leave their mark to this day.Having first crossed the oceans from the northern to the southern hemisphere in his early twenties, the next leg of Miles Hordern's round-the-world journey eluded him for twelve more years: the stretch between New Zealand and the Indian Ocean, guarded by the Torres Strait. Once thought to be mythical, it was so difficult to find and pass, the first authenticated passage took place in 1606; in 1770 it was charted by Captain Cook. In that age of sail, however, many sailors who attempted a passage through it either drowned on the treacherous reefs or starved in open boats.Yet Miles Hordern was unable to resist its siren call. Following his predecessors' trail, his 28-foot sloop took him more than 4,000 nautical miles via the islands of Micronesia, the Coral Sea and the Great Barrier Reef to Australia.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Passage to Torres Strait: Four Centuries in the Wake of Great Navigators, Mutineers, Castaways and Beachcombers.. To get started finding Passage to Torres Strait: Four Centuries in the Wake of Great Navigators, Mutineers, Castaways and Beachcombers., you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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