Berserk in the Antarctic
Sailing to the World’s Most Untameable Continent
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2005
Summersdale Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84024-479-3 (ISBN)
Summersdale Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-84024-479-3 (ISBN)
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An amazing true story of a journey to Antarctica in a 27-foot sailing boat. Together with a 'crazy Viking' and a down-on-his-luck Argentinian, David sets sail with little idea of the tumultuous storms, mishaps and emergencies that loomed. He brilliantly recounts their experience and the balance of personalities where a mutiny was always in the air.
'This is suicide!' Manuel screamed frantically.
So begins an amazing true story of a journey to Antarctica in a 27-foot sailing boat. After travelling through South America to Tierra del Fuego, the only continent David had never visited beckoned to him across treacherous waters. Ships booked for scientific expeditions wouldn't take him, and tourist cruises didn't appeal. Then he saw a little boat in the harbour, its name hand-painted in red on the hull: Berserk.
Together with a 'crazy Viking' and a down-on-his-luck Argentinian, the author set sail to follow Shackleton's voyage with little idea of the tumultuous storms, mishaps and emergencies that loomed on the journey to the world's coldest and most inaccessible continent. He brilliantly recounts their experience of the huge waves, the bleak darkness and the delicate balance of personalities where a mutiny was always in the air.
'This is suicide!' Manuel screamed frantically.
So begins an amazing true story of a journey to Antarctica in a 27-foot sailing boat. After travelling through South America to Tierra del Fuego, the only continent David had never visited beckoned to him across treacherous waters. Ships booked for scientific expeditions wouldn't take him, and tourist cruises didn't appeal. Then he saw a little boat in the harbour, its name hand-painted in red on the hull: Berserk.
Together with a 'crazy Viking' and a down-on-his-luck Argentinian, the author set sail to follow Shackleton's voyage with little idea of the tumultuous storms, mishaps and emergencies that loomed on the journey to the world's coldest and most inaccessible continent. He brilliantly recounts their experience of the huge waves, the bleak darkness and the delicate balance of personalities where a mutiny was always in the air.
David Mercy is a director and producer of independent films. He has travelled on every continent and lives in Los Angeles, California.
| Sprache | englisch |
|---|---|
| Maße | 130 x 196 mm |
| Gewicht | 250 g |
| Themenwelt | Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte |
| Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport | |
| Reisen ► Reiseberichte ► Welt / Arktis / Antarktis | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-84024-479-8 / 1840244798 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-84024-479-3 / 9781840244793 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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