Roger d taylor books

We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. He was born in heywood, lancashire, and now lives in the wirral. Roger taylor books list of books by author roger taylor. Taylor is a great writer and there are passages of real beauty in the book. This was a great book with excellent tips on solo sailing. Taylor takes us once more to the remote corners of the arctic. Taylor from the worlds largest community of readers. 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. 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.

Taylor has now written three muchpraised books covering eight of his many ocean voyages. 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. Voyages of a simple sailor first edition by roger d taylor. Unwilling to sail on into the ice with a broken rib, he turns round and recrosses the atlantic to plymouth, completing a nonstop voyage. Although part autobiography, its main aim is to give a picture of what its like to be at sea, and the reasons people sail. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. 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. I have to be honest here, i was expecting voyages of a simple sailor to be mediocre. Well sure yeah, thats one roger taylor, but this roger roger d taylor is somebody far, far more interesting.

Voyages of a simple sailor by roger d taylor 20081212. Roger taylor follows on from his highly praised voyages of a simple sailor, taking us on three more extraordinary voyages aboard. 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. The sailing adventures in these books rank roger d taylor in. Far to the north of russia, across the cold waters of the barents sea, lies the desolate archipelago known as franz josef land. Get the best deal by comparing prices from over 100,000 booksellers.

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. The writers very endearing personality shines through in all that he writes and in everything that he does. The skipper of the junkrigged corribee mingming, roger taylor, an advocate of. Taylor is an outstanding seaman and excellent writer. Discover book depositorys huge selection of roger taylor books online. 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. 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. This book examines three very different sailing trips.

Voyages of a simple sailor first edition by roger d taylor 2008 paperback. His books have been published in russian and french. Roger taylor author jump to navigation jump to search. The book covers three extraordinary voyages in the tiny yacht mingming, carrying on from where. Best sellers todays deals new releases customer service gift ideas books gift cards electronics home.

In his fifth book of voyages, roger taylor describes his successful attempt to sail into those lonely and usually icebound waters. Taylor and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Taylor mingming and the art of minimal ocean sailing. Thriftbooks sells millions of used books at the lowest everyday prices. 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. Although part autobiography, its main aim is to give a picture of. Becoming a member of the lovereading community is free. Go search best sellers gift ideas new releases deals store. Browse author series lists, sequels, pseudonyms, synopses, book covers, ratings and awards. Packice would normally render such a route impossible. Taylor has written five books covering ten of his many ocean voyages.

Sailing his newlycreated yacht mingming ii, roger ventures into the baring sea and explores the islands of northeastern svalbard. He is a chartered civil and structural engineer, a pistol, rifle and shotgun shooter, aikido instructorstudent, and an enthusiastic but inaccurate piano player. Its a wonderful and gripping read, hard to put down. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. View books by roger taylor on lovereading, the uks number one book recommendation website. Taylor is the author of the elements of seamanship 4. Roger taylor is an english fiction and nonfiction author. Im roger taylor, exskipper of a little junkrigged corribee called mingming, and now skipper of the converted achilles 24 mingming ii. At one time, blinded by sunny photographs of exotic ports in overwritten pilot books, nor did i.

The study of human urinary proteins using twodimensional gel electrophoresis. The first voyage, across the north atlantic to baffin island, is curtailed when taylor is injured in a storm in the davis strait. Roger taylors writing is unsettling and brilliant, says dick durham. In his third book singlehanded sailor roger taylor ventures to even more remote seas aboard his tiny junkrigged yacht mingming. Before becoming a novelist, brad served over 20 years in the u. Roger taylor writes extensively for the sailing and cruising press. What has the author roger d taylor written answers. No catches, no fine print just unadulterated book loving, with your favourite books saved to your own digital bookshelf. This is not a good old boat book with tips for how to make a small boat into a serious sailing vessel. I remember reading about his crazily small water intake which made his voyages possible, it was something like a pint. Discover book depositorys huge selection of roger d taylor books online.