The Mariner’s Library

The fifth section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk,  taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck...

The fourth section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk,  taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck...

The third section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk,  taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck...

The second section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk,  taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck...

The first section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk,  taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck...

The eleventh & last chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them a...

The tenth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forgo...

The ninth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forgo...

The eighth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forg...

The seventh chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their for...

The sixth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forgo...

The fifth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forgo...

The fourth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forg...

The third chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forgo...

The second chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'.  If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forg...

The first chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a plot WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at csmthemariner@gmail.com  and we will see if we can bring them and their forgot...

The last chapter of Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor.    As many of you will know, this subject is very...

The first section of Chapter 7 in Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subje...

Chapter 6 of Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to m...

The third part of Chapter 5 in Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject...

The second part of Chapter 5 in Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject...

The first part of Chapter 5 in Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject...

The third part of Chapter 4 in Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject...

The second part of Chapter 4 in Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subjec...

The first section of Chapter 4 in Alain Colas's  'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this sub...