High Latitude Sailing

Jon Amtrup and Bob Shepton

Adlard Coles

£25

‘Some of us […] think the more you have to wear the greater the adventure.’. Jon Amtrup advises on preparing yourself, your boat, equipment, safety. His advocacy of ketch rig wins my heart but he admits the perfect boat is usually the one you already have. Bob Shepton has undertaken voyages to every ocean in the world in a Westerley 33. He’s also a climber and his photos make one gasp with their grandeur and austere beauty. Trond Aasvol sailed the NorthWest passage with reindeer meat in his rigging – until the Russians stopped him. Elena Solovyeva, the only woman to have sailed round the North Pole in a single season, explains how this should be managed. An informative and beautiful book.