Fantastic book. Related to sailing as to "when it breaks, who's gonna fix it?" -- i.e. if you're 1000 miles from a well stocked chandelier, what ya gonna do?
Interesting Jeep. I've never been concerned about being 1000 miles from "A chandelier /ˌʃæn.dəlˈɪər/ is a decorative ceiling-mounted light fixture,"
He could be a bit of a Francophile, using the old French root from which the word chandler was borrowed. Literally.Those auto spell checkers can really mess up your day.
I'll check it out. Have you followed the "Total Boat - building a work skiff" youTube videos. The Boat builder, with his rope belted jeans, is a real shipwright. He is building, out of rough sawn oak, a skiff - the work boat of the North East Shores. So far 24 clips have been produced. An interesting glimpse into the ways of boat building.
So, I finally finished Raban's book, Passage to Juneau, this last weekend swinging on the hook at Santa Cruz Island. A scholarly work that incorporates in his narrative a lot of much earlier writings (published) of the region, including stuff written during Vancouver's exploration of the Inside Passage in the late 18th century. I can't say that one learns much about sailing per se; and there's no sense of high adventure or drama being shared. But you do come to appreciate with clarity the maritime setting and history of the region. You also learn much about the life of the author, which is an interesting one if all true! I'd also recommend it if you have quality reading time to apply.
Much more--his interpretation of the culture of the Northwestern tribes and their icons in view of their centuries-long coastal habitation of that region and, of course, in view their contact with the Europeans, while integrating the story of parts of his own life into the narrative, including events of the passage making that he experienced.
The last few pages were very thought-provoking; where he introduced text from Cowper's (1789) book--The Cast-Away--which set in verse was an interpretative account of the tragic loss of a seaman off Cape Horn reported by Lord Anson in his book A Voyage Round the World, where the poem concludes with:
