Somewheres East of Suez (Sheridan House)

by TristanJones (Author)

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  Paperback
  1999

  $3.31

  This is the final installment of Tristan Jones's sailing saga taking him 8000 miles from Istanbul to Thailand. From the tourist dominated ports of the eastern Mediterranean to African outposts peopled with famine refugees. Tristan mantains the unique perspective of a man who has had minimal contact with society's restraints, using his ascerbic wit to spare no fools and offer biting social commentary. After barely escaping with his life in South Yemen, he sets of for the Far East, determined to win out against the difficulties of his disability, whether battling a tropical cyclone or relishing a dwindling ration of fresh water in the vast windless expanse of the Indian Ocean.

• Used

  Paperback
  1999

  $16.73

  With characteristic eloquence and a healthy dose of humor, Tristan Jones tells a gripping story of sailing 8000 miles from Istanbul to Thailand.

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  Hardcover
  1988

  $3.31

  In this book, author Tristan Jones describes his voyage from Istanbul to Phuket, Thailand, which was begun in July 1985. The amputation of his leg two years earlier, far from putting an end to his sea-going life, made Jones even more determined to conquer his handicap and show others it could be done. His 11-month voyage realized his dream of bringing new hope to handicapped youngsters. On his voyage east from the Bosphorus he was accompanied by a crew of two able-bodied young men, German Thomas and Swedish Svante. The elements were often hostile; a Red Sea storm meant they had to lighten ship to save their lives, while in the Indian Ocean under the tropical sun, they almost drank their last drop of water. They also encountered trigger-happy locals and a clash with the local bureaucracy in Indian and Sri Lankan ports. The author provides a commentary on ships, the sea and men.