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Hal Painter

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Captain Nemo Cookbook Papers : Everyone's Guide to Zen & the Art of Boating in Hard Times Illustrated DESCRIPTION: Reprint of a comic 60's look at the world of boats and boating through the eyes of a variety of attempted escapees of the rat race. Zen nuggets, marina etiquette, boat fixer-uppers and appearances by wildly mythic heroes of boating all combine for a rare literary addition to the boating bookshelf. A rare chance to add literary zest to your boat book collection. This is the revival of a 'hippy' classic. A great period piece that still offers timely wit and antidotes to the consumerism taking over today's boating.

Baidarka, by George Dyson. The only boat book to include a treefort and a 60 foot kayak. Great, glowing photos. Unique book, multigenre.

The Starhsip and the Canoe, by Kenneth Brower. About the relations between young kayak inventor, George Dyson and his aerospace inventor Dad, Freeman. Great treefort and atomic rocket program that almost was.

Down Below-
-Aboard the World's Classic Yachts, by Matthew Walker. The main reason why this book is included is because the author includes small and simple boats along with the fancy ones. All these interiors show excellent taste, liveability and craftsmanship. Lots of nice inside info on these famous boats, too, old and new.

Tramp by Michael Krieger. Cruising by crusty old small freighter, that's the way to go! Gorgeous book of inside goodies of the seafaring world.

Dove by Robin Lee Graham. 16-yr-old globetrotting sailor boy inspired my early escapes in 1970's.

Maiden Voyage by Tania Aebi. 16-yr-old globetrotting sailor girl---more recent, modern than Dove.

Saga of Direction, by C. Vilas. Multifaceted story of the rescue of a modest old wood sailboat and Rockwell Kent, the freeloving old Art Deco woodcut artist who used to adventure on it. Great illustrations from many eras of a great, crusty old gaff-rigged 'pilot cutter' type of boat.

Topsail and Battleaxe: A Voyage in the Wake of the Vikings, by Tom Cunliffe. Another fascinating multifaceted story of a boat rescue plus the retelling and retracing (by sail!) of the Norse Sagas. By a famous boating character and designer (or something). Boat name: Hirta; it's been around 100 yrs, different owners. Type, wood gaff-rigged pilot cutter...

The Last Hero: Bill Tilman, A Biography of the Explorer, by Tim Madge. About the tough guy who was still putting the hurt to the young bucks at age 75 aboard his crusty, spartan old wood, you guessed it, gaff-rigged pilot cutter sailboat. Odd duck who voyaged to remote places in order to climb. I think he was Scottish and sailed because it was cheap. He also lived regularly on 'marching rations', something few of his young cohorts could endure. Died recently.

Voyages of the Damn Foole by Tom Mcgrath. Casual, humorous creek-hopping sailing with many sketches; in a little gaff-rigged boat, of course. Beautiful cheap little volume.


Now for some titles by Tristan Jones (RIP), the one of a kind Welsh voyager, chantyman, storyteller, unsponsored, usually impoverished, DIY, ribald global record-holder...

Adrift
Ships in 2-3 days color=#990033> Tristan Jones / Paperback / Published 1992 [The only yachting book to include homelessness & debauch....] Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%)

Aka Tristan Jones / Published 1983 [An unusual novel of an around the world yacht race..and dolphins.]

Ice! Ships in 2-3 days Tristan Jones / Paperback / Published 1995 [Perhaps the best-written of TJ's books. Stunning feel for WAVES and ICE. About his recordsail to the furthest north, in an old salvaged boat.] Our Price: $11.96 You Save: $2.99 (20%)

The Incredible Voyage : A Personal Odyssey Ships in 2-3 days Tristan Jones / Paperback / Published 1996 [Candid, ribald tales of cheap, DIY voyaging...] Our Price: $14.36 ~ You Save: $3.59 (20%) Read more about this title...

To Venture Further Tristan Jones / Published 1991 [Perhaps TJ's last book. He's an amputee, maybe double, at this point and is rafting across Thailand with some untouchables--crippled orphans--to show what they can do. Bizarre, desparate solo effort to help handicappers. Tristan is unsponsored as usual, as well as literally handicapped himself, but like always nothing stops him from doing the undoable. His amazing spirit is hard to comprehend in today's litigious, tiny world.]