Mistress and Commander:High jinks, high seas and Highlanders

Amelia Dalton

ISBN 10: 1910985171 / ISBN 13: 9781910985175

Published by Sandstone Press Ltd., Dingwall, 2017

About this Item

This copy is in mint, unread condition, bright, white, tight and square, in illustrated card covers as issued. International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. Where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased charges will be quoted. A memoir of how socialite Amelia Dalton threw herself into converting a deep-sea trawler into a holiday cruiser. Unprepared by her background, she had to deal with the closed community of fishermen in NE Scotland in the `90s, negotiate red tape, oversee shipyards and deal with engineers, while coping with demanding shareholders and wayward employees. What began as a love affair with the romance of the sea became a battle to stay afloat - financially and literally. This is a lively account of an adventure like no other - and a voyage of self-discovery. Ref KK2.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Mistress and Commander:High jinks, high seas and Highlanders
• Publisher: Sandstone Press Ltd., Dingwall
• Publication Date: 2017
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1910985171
• ISBN 13: 9781910985175
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: First Edition
• Condition: Mint

About this title

Synopsis

Weary of her Yorkshire county life of grouse moors and hunt balls, Amelia Dalton threw herself instead into a brand new challenge unlike anything she'd encountered before: running a deep sea trawler amongst the closed community of fishermen in North East Scotland in the '90s.

Unprepared by her background in cookery and antiques, she finds herself negotiating red tape, overseeing shipyards and dealing with engineers and industrial tribunals, all while coping with demanding shareholders and drunken employees. What began as a love affair with the romance of the sea became a battle to stay afloat - financially and literally. Can Dalton rise to this exceptional challenge? Or will she sink amongst the trials and tribulations of life away from the shore?

Mistress and Commander by Amelia Dalton is a lively account of an adventure like no other - and a voyage of self-discovery.

‘Stories of adventure shared with fond memory, many a laugh, a few tears, and an occasional shudder.’ -- The Bookbag

About the Author

For ten years, Amelia Dalton owned a small ship running cruises to the remote island chains of Scotland's stunning West Coast, gaining her commercial qualifications as a captain, before going on to develop exclusive cruises across the world. She now advises individual clients on river and ocean cruises and runs her own travel company, Amelia Dalton Travel.