Sailing the Waterways of Russia’s North

Irene Campbell-Grin

Self Publishing House

£16.99

Somehow this unpretentious account of a 4000 mile voyage through the Baltic and Russia’s inland waterways to the White Sea and the Kola Peninsula; round the North Cape and down the Norwegian coast to Holland stands out as an epitome of the cruising life. Irene and Gordon Campbell-Grin were part of the Cruising Association’s millennium Baltic rally. They were away from work for 5 months but not away from home as their yacht Fereale is also their home. Campbell-Grin is not writing in her first language yet she achieves individual eloquence. She is pragmatic as she tells of mechanical problems, tiredness, bizarre happenings and bureaucratic confusion.   There is awe and wonder in this book, welcome friendship and unassuming courage.