The Way of a Ship

byDerek Lundy

A Square-Rigger Voyage in the Last Days of Sail

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Benjamin Lundy crossed oceans under sail in the late nineteenth century and over one hundred years later Derek Lundy, his great-great nephew, has re-created that journey. In The Way of a Ship he places Benjamin on board the Beara Head with a community of fellow seamen as they perform the exhausting and dangerous work of sailing a square-rigger across the Atlantic and round Cape Horn.

Derek Lundy adorns his story of an extraordinary journey with a profound knowledge of the sea and sailing, and reminds us that the ocean voyage under sail is an overarching metaphor for life itself.
A seaman himself, Lundy interpolates his own experiences under sail, nicely contrasting modern-day standards and mindsets with 19th-century conditions and attitudes
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About Derek Lundy

Derek Lundy is the author of six books. He lives on Salt Spring Island, British Columbia.
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  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • ISBN: 9781446402054
  • Length: 464 pages
  • Price: £7.99
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