Mingming & the Tonic of Wildness (Voyages of a Simple Sailor) by Roger D. Taylor

by Roger D. Taylor

In his third book singlehanded sailor Roger D. Taylor ventures to even more remote seas aboard his tiny junk-rigged yacht Mingming. The first voyage, across the North Atlantic to Baffin Island, is curtailed when Taylor is injured in a storm in the Davis Strait. Unwilling to sail on into the ice with a broken rib, he turns round and re-crosses the Atlantic to Plymouth, completing a non-stop voyage of over 4000 miles. The second voyage takes the reader to Jan Mayen, Spitsbergen and on to 80°North, virtually as close as it is possible to sail to the North Pole. During these two voyages Taylor spends well over four months at sea, observing and reflecting on the sea itself, its wildlife, its attraction, and man’s uneasy relationship with it.

Paperback

First published August 29, 2012

Reviews

[Mark Santangelo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Love reading Roger’s books

Roger’s preparation, both of his boat, and at sea, are the guide I’m following. I plot his waypoints and sail with him, trying to learn from his tactics.