The The Dolphin
The life of David Lewis
$40.34
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
15 October 2020
Summary
In this first biography of David Henry Lewis, Ben Lowings examines his lifetime of adventure forensically yet sympathetically, and unlocks the secrets of his extraordinary determination. This British-born New Zealander was the first person to sail a catamaran around the world, the first - in Ice Bird - to reach Antarctica solo under sail, and the first to produce a comprehensive academic analysis of how ancient navigators reached - and could reach again - the Pacific islands.
His many…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781907206511 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1907206515 |
| Author: | Ben Lowings, Dame Naomi James |
| Publisher: | Lodestar Books |
| Imprint: | Lodestar Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 15 October 2020 |
| Weight: | 470g |
| Dimensions: | 27mm x 156mm x 216mm |
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Ben Lowings
Ben Lowings has sailed dinghies and yachts everywhere from the Norwegian Arctic to ‘Windy Wellington’ in New Zealand. He’s rafted whitewater in India, California and Uganda and kayaked off Queensland. An ex-newsreader for Radio New Zealand, he’s spent more than a decade at the BBC World Service, reporting from the Philippines during typhoons and following Australian peacekeepers in the Solomons. Aside from editor shifts, he skippers commercial yacht deliveries around Britain. He read English at Trinity Hall, Cambridge, and has written for Marine Quarterly, Classic Sailor, Earthlines and Island Review. He lives near the Thames in Berkshire with his wife and son.
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