Sailing to Antarctica

Helene Smith Ferranti

ISBN 10: 1934582069 / ISBN 13: 9781934582060

Published by Back Channel Press, 2008

About this Item

The author has inscribed this volume on the title page. The person to whom the book was inscribed affixed what looks like a return address label to the front free end paper. There are 182 pages to this volume with color photographs and black-and-white maps related to the six year voyage, of which five months are covered in the book, to Antarctica. There is smallest curl to the cover edges at the corners, but the spine is not creased and the book is clean internally and externally. The book is square and tight. This presumed to be a First Edition as no other printings are noted.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sailing to Antarctica
• Publisher: Back Channel Press
• Publication Date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1934582069
• ISBN 13: 9781934582060
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Travel

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Synopsis

In June 1985, Helene Ferranti and Charles Crothers set sail from Maine on what would become a six-year voyage, travels that would include two Atlantic crossings, ports of call in Europe, and a circumnavigation of South America. Sailing to Antarctica is an account of just one five-month segment of this journey. Written from the perspective of a traveler as well as that of a sailor, much of the story occurs in Argentina, and reflects an interest not only in the flora and fauna encountered, but also in the historical and cultural background of the region, enriching what is much more than simply a nautical adventure. Beginning in Buenos Aires, where Helene's son came aboard, the way south consisted of several stopovers, including one on the virtually uninhabited Isla de los Estados where they received an unexpectedly warm welcome by Argentine marines who took them mountain climbing. The first leg ends in Ushuaia, "the city at the end of the world," which became the staging area for Antarctica. Friendships made in Buenos Aires resulted in two young Argentinos joining as crew. Antarctica. Not always a destination, the risks of such an undertaking - in particular, the dangers of the notorious Drake Passage - were daunting but the rewards obvious and in the end, persuasive. Through their own gumption, good seamanship, and good luck, these sailors were able to experience Antarctica on their own terms, a rare privilege.