MingMing & the art of minimal ocean sailing

[Boomshanka]

More great exploits from Roger Taylor, single-handed aboard MingMing, his 21ft junk rigged Corribee. A follow on from Voyages of a Simple Sailor, this edition covers three voyages 1) a circumnav of the UK - but a bit further than the average, 2) the Azores and back in the Jester Challenge 2008, and 3) a circumnavigation of Iceland - including an excursion above the Artic Circle round Jan Mayen... all in a Corribee.

All excellently written up giving some great insights into what Roger Taylor appears to do best - minimalist, single-handed, ocean going voyages. Well worth a read.

More here: http://thesimplesailor.com/index.html

 

[ninky]

will definitely be ordering this. the last book was one of my favourite reads ever.

 

[2nd_apprentice]

Absolutely, yes! Incredibly well written and well worth reading even if you don't feel like sailing to the arctic circle just now.

 

[Little Rascal]

A lovely read. Witty and self-effacing. You really have to respect Roger Taylor for his seamanlike approach and the fact that he cruises such a small boat by choice. He is one of the few really following in the wake of Blondie Hasler and Jester.

 

[Blue5]

Just finished reading it, I could not put it down, what an amazing guy, no frills just good seamanship. Would heartily reccomend to everybody, a great account of what can be achieved with a small budget, a small boat and thorough planning.

 

[Searush]

Anyone fancy swopping a copy of Ming Ming for "Left for Dead" the story of Nick Ward's survival of the the 1979 Fastnet. PM me if interested.

 

[Athene V30]

Enjoyed both books and met Roger when he came to talk at our Winter Dinner. A great speaker and great photo show too

 

[Mark-1]

Enjoyed both books and met Roger when he came to talk at our Winter Dinner. A great speaker and great photo show too

I'd agree. He talked at our club this winter - very good indeed.

And his books are really the most gripping single hander sailing books I've ever read. (Let's be honest, a large minority of single handed sailing books suffer badly from the lack of human interaction.)