A collection of gripping stories—both ancient and modern—of thrilling adventures at sea Tales of adventures on the high seas captivate both sailors and those who stand on the shore and gaze out across the oceans.  In this original collection of sea stories, edited by veteran writer Dick Durham, the gamut of human experience is mirrored in a world of tragic shipwrecks and sea monsters, epic races and brave rescues, tall ships and tiny dinghies. Written in the author's inimitable powerful and poetic style, Amazing Sailing Stories brings the incredible, frightening, and whimsical—from worlds ancient and modern—to life. • A collection of stories ideal for the armchair enthusiast and active sailor alike • Durham is the author of three sailing titles and contributes regularly to the yachting press The perfect gift for lovers of sea yarns or the sea, Amazing Sailing Stories is certain to entertain readers for years to come.

Amazing Sailing Stories: True Adventures from the High Seas

Sports & Outdoors

Durham, Dick

Water Sports

Wiley Nautical

The Last Sailorman

Biographies & Memoirs

Terence Dalton Ltd.

Mike Peyton is the world's most famous nautical cartoonist - the Matt or Giles of the sailing world. This is his authorized biography, complete with many of his iconic cartoons, written by Dick Durham - ex Fleet Street journalist, Yachting Monthly's Features Editor and Mike's lifelong friend.Dick romps through Mike's life, from his early schoolboy sketches to being seconded by the intelligence corps during World War Two to draw maps of the North African deserts, from there running a PoW newspaper, and, back in the UK, going on to work as a freelance cartoonist on as diverse titles as the Church of England Times and Corsetry & Underwear.Sympathetic, entertaining and insightful, this is the long-deserved biography of a man who has dominated the nautical humor scene for well over seven decades.

PEYTON: The World's Greatest Yachting Cartoonist

Adlard Coles

<p>A serial killer creates his own Calvary on a half-tide sand bank using the rise and fall of the tide to dispatch his victims. Meanwhile a landlubber detective is helped in his investigations by his number two, the Somali-born daughter of a fisherman. Both race against time and tide in a bid to save the Messiah.</p>

A Tide for Drowning

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

Independently published

<p>The doorstep practices newspaper reporters use involve bribery, bullshit and bullying. As for ethics, come back Plato all is forgiven.Dick Durham's account of red-top life is that rare thing among the egotistical memoirs of Fleet Street: it is candid.</p>

Guttersnipe: A tabloid hack's Fleet Street memoir

Professionals & Academics

Set sail on a thrilling journey to discover some of the most exciting tales of adventure afloat. There’s every sort of vessel from majestic square rigger to humble homemade yacht. Journey around gale-whipped headlands and survive mountainous seas – or turn the page to discover the delights of cruising among the islands of a tropical paradise.   The exploits of sailing’s greatest names are recounted, along with an eclectic mix of tales that never made the headlines, yet make compelling reading.   Discover a treasure trove of sailing stories from across centuries, and from the four corners of the globe. This is wonderful reading for anyone with a love of sailing and the sea.

Amazing Sailing Stories: True Adventures from the High Seas (Amazing Stories)

Biographies

Fernhurst Books

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