Hi David, I second that.... Tristan Jones and his adventures sailing are great books to read. He gets the wildest ideas, and then carries them out: to sail in the lowest sea on earth and the highest. The lowest was the Dead Sea in Israel, and the highest was the Titticacca Lake in Peru. From the Titticacca Lake he then heads down the Amazon - with something like a 30 mile portage; rollers under the keel and doing it the hard way until he gets to the Amazon. Obviously, it is another Tristan Jones circumnavigation. A great story and ideal reading for winter evenings. Connie
when sea dart was moved to idaho i did some searching and found where she was being repaired ... made seaworthy really ... by ID st. parks (she is now part of their boater education program; fitting she now sails the 'high lakes' of idaho). i couldn't get near her, but was able to get a peak. i felt as if i was allowed a secret peak at a holly relic (ie, if i found the ark of the covenant in the fictional US gov't storage facility at the end of spielberg's & lucas's 'raiders of the lost arc'). dave M15#288 (not yet named) chbenneck@juno.com wrote: Hi David, I second that.... Tristan Jones and his adventures sailing are great books to read. He gets the wildest ideas, and then carries them out: to sail in the lowest sea on earth and the highest. The lowest was the Dead Sea in Israel, and the highest was the Titticacca Lake in Peru. From the Titticacca Lake he then heads down the Amazon - with something like a 30 mile portage; rollers under the keel and doing it the hard way until he gets to the Amazon. Obviously, it is another Tristan Jones circumnavigation. A great story and ideal reading for winter evenings. Connie --------------------------------- The fish are biting. Get more visitors on your site using Yahoo! Search Marketing.
I started an article for SCA a couple years ago on Sea Dart. Even sailed her a couple of times on Lake Couer d'Alene. I'll have to dig that piece back up and finish it one of these days... Jones could spin a tale for sure, though I think he played fast and loose with the facts many times. There is a fine book about the boat called 'Sailing Among the Stars: The Story of Sea Dart' by Laural Wagers of Sandpoint ID. Great background on the boat. t On 2/5/07, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
when sea dart was moved to idaho i did some searching and found where she was being repaired ... made seaworthy really ... by ID st. parks (she is now part of their boater education program; fitting she now sails the 'high lakes' of idaho).
i couldn't get near her, but was able to get a peak. i felt as if i was allowed a secret peak at a holly relic (ie, if i found the ark of the covenant in the fictional US gov't storage facility at the end of spielberg's & lucas's 'raiders of the lost arc').
dave M15#288 (not yet named)
chbenneck@juno.com wrote: Hi David,
I second that....
Tristan Jones and his adventures sailing are great books to read.
He gets the wildest ideas, and then carries them out: to sail in the lowest sea on earth and the highest.
The lowest was the Dead Sea in Israel, and the highest was the Titticacca Lake in Peru. From the Titticacca Lake he then heads down the Amazon - with something like a 30 mile portage; rollers under the keel and doing it the hard way until he gets to the Amazon. Obviously, it is another Tristan Jones circumnavigation.
A great story and ideal reading for winter evenings.
Connie
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yes, i agree, jones did tell a tale. much of what he did has been confirmed (by passport records and photos - some of this is documented in the book you referrenced, 'Sailing Among the Stars: The Story of Sea Dart') jones was a story teller in the 'welsh art.' it is sad he was so poor through his life he always took an immediately deal to solve a current crisis v. getting the better deal over the long haul. a 'sea dart' article would be great. dave M15#288 (not yet named) Tom Smith <openboatt@gmail.com> wrote: I started an article for SCA a couple years ago on Sea Dart. Even sailed her a couple of times on Lake Couer d'Alene. I'll have to dig that piece back up and finish it one of these days... Jones could spin a tale for sure, though I think he played fast and loose with the facts many times. There is a fine book about the boat called 'Sailing Among the Stars: The Story of Sea Dart' by Laural Wagers of Sandpoint ID. Great background on the boat. t --------------------------------- Expecting? Get great news right away with email Auto-Check. Try the Yahoo! Mail Beta.
I would also find that an interesting read Tom. I think it would grand if you ever got around to completing it. And thanks for the heads up on the "'Sailing Among the Stars: The Story of Sea Dart' by Laural Wagers of Sandpoint ID. " I will go looking for that one next buying binge. I have pretty well read every book of adventure/ sailing I have ever come across. Most I have borrowed from friends or the library, but over the last few years I am trying to actually buy and collect many of the stand outs. I have taken to re-reading a lot of these. Funny thing though, for some reason I have bi-passed any of Jones stuff I have seen. I am not sure why, but possibly for the fact that long ago I had heard that he did 'embellish' his writing at times. I am sure that would make them all the better. ~:0) I guess I should also look for some Jones. The fact that Sea Dart ended up in Idaho has always kind of intrigued me. Over the years I have been to or through Couer d'Alene many times. Though never sailed the lake. The area is within a days ride for me. Sea Dart made an appearance in a book I own, called "Sailing Small" by Stan Grayson. I admit I mostly bought the book for two other reasons. The cover has an image of one of my all time favourite designs as well as a small article by the designer Paul Gartside. Plus there is a chapter by a chap that is a hero of mine. Charles Stock (AC Stock) his book is called Sailing Just For Fun. Looking forward to your story as well Larry. My copy always seems to take its sweet time getting here. Cheers, Tim M17 #369 'PUFF' Kelowna BC ======================== Tom Smith wrote:
I started an article for SCA a couple years ago on Sea Dart. Even sailed her a couple of times on Lake Couer d'Alene. I'll have to dig that piece back up and finish it one of these days...
Jones could spin a tale for sure, though I think he played fast and loose with the facts many times. There is a fine book about the boat called 'Sailing Among the Stars: The Story of Sea Dart' by Laural Wagers of Sandpoint ID. Great background on the boat. t
On 2/5/07, W David Scobie <wdscobie@yahoo.com> wrote:
when sea dart was moved to idaho i did some searching and found where she was being repaired ... made seaworthy really ... by ID st. parks (she is now part of their boater education program; fitting she now sails the 'high lakes' of idaho).
i couldn't get near her, but was able to get a peak. i felt as if i was allowed a secret peak at a holly relic (ie, if i found the ark of the covenant in the fictional US gov't storage facility at the end of spielberg's & lucas's 'raiders of the lost arc').
dave M15#288 (not yet named)
chbenneck@juno.com wrote: Hi David,
I second that....
Tristan Jones and his adventures sailing are great books to read.
He gets the wildest ideas, and then carries them out: to sail in the lowest sea on earth and the highest.
The lowest was the Dead Sea in Israel, and the highest was the Titticacca Lake in Peru. From the Titticacca Lake he then heads down the Amazon - with something like a 30 mile portage; rollers under the keel and doing it the hard way until he gets to the Amazon. Obviously, it is another Tristan Jones circumnavigation.
A great story and ideal reading for winter evenings.
Connie
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By all means get Wagers' book Tim. She did a fine job researching Dart's journey--a twisted tale for sure. t
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