Mimi Dyer (3 results)
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Seller: Poverty Hill Books, Mt. Prospect, U.S.A.Poverty Hill Books
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Seller: BennettBooksLtd, Los Angeles, U.S.A.BennettBooksLtd
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paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.
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Seller: House of Mirth Photos, Easthampton, U.S.A.House of Mirth Photos
Contact seller2-star sellerThirteen original 6.25" x 9.25" spiral-bound notebooks, comprising the personal sailing journals of Mimi Dyer, documenting a remarkable six-year circumnavigation (19731979) aboard Rabbit, the yacht she shared with her husband, Dan Dyer. These handwritten journalsapproximately 750 pages in totalcapture the lived experience of a w…oman sailor in the 1970s, from logistical challenges and navigation notes to rich personal reflections, social encounters, and vivid scenes from harbors around the world. Mimi Dyer, a 1959 Smith College graduate and contributor to Sail Magazine, was recognized with her husband in 1979 for completing a full circumnavigation. The couple's adventures were later profiled in Cruising World Magazine (2004), where they spoke fondly of the journey that began on their honeymoon and spanned oceans. The journals span nearly the entire voyagethough one or two of the later volumes appear to be missingand are labeled as follows: Home Quebec Halifax to Annapolis Annapolis to Rat Cay (Bahamas) Through Caracas Caracas to Colon Tahuata (Panama) Bora Bora to New Zealand New Zealand New Zealand to Fiji Fiji to near Gizo (Solomon Islands) Solomon Islands to Truk Truk to Japan Entries are rich with detail. Mimi recounts dodging dredges in the St. Lawrence, enduring red tape in the Galapagos, navigating customs in the Caribbean, and celebrating milestones like arriving in New Zealand after 119 days at sea. There are humorous and human moments toobad hair days, cocktail parties with fellow cruisers, and practical safety routines aboard Rabbit. The voices of both Mimi and Dan emerge clearly, giving readers a rare look at the collaborative navigation of marriage and the sea. The first few volumes are written on one side of the page only, with later journals filled front and back. Some are only partially filled, while others are densely written. All are in Mimi's hand, (except for some letters written by Dan to his father) and together they form an exceptional and authentic account of 1970s cruising the world from a woman's perspectivesomething rare in personal sailing narratives of the era. The journals are accompanied by over 150 letters (including correspondence from the editor of Sail Magazine), and 100s of pages of notes, and various ephemera. Several letters document the reception of the Dyers' voyage by friends and some letters appear to have been mailed during the journey and returned to the Dyers later. A rare female-authored lens on a male-dominated pursuit. In Mimi's words: "We had a ball cruising, but don't bother; it's too late.".
