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Living with the sea evokes a need to write about it, whether in poems, songs or prose and this hook records the experiences and personal encounters of a lifetime spent at sea in the Merchant Navy.
Commencing with the training ship Worcester as a cadet in 1947, the author worked his way up to become master of larger ships under different flags. Due to his belief that life is far from what it appears to be, he has included his reflections which at lonely times in the ocean's vastness scone.' to have sprung from its depth.
At first attracted by the escape from grammar school and the lure of visiting places with exotic names and wearing a rakish cap and a jacket with brass buttons, it soon became apparent that the young cadet was no swashbuckler and would take some time to come to terms with the sea.
But come to terms with it he did, albeit in a love/hate relationship, in which love ultimately won out. This seafaring story encompassing the mundane and the exotic and relates how this mariner achieved his ultimate goal - being master of his own ship.
Readership.
This well-written book will be of great interest to those who enjoy maritime and modern history, ship enthusiasts or anyone simply looking for a good read.
ISBN 1 -904445-16-0 240 x 170 192pp photographs softback £16.99 October 2005
Available from:-Whittles Publishing, Dunbeath Mains Cottages, Dunbeath, Caithness KW6 6EY. Scotland
About the author:
Captain Jones' naval career began as a cadet on HMS Worcester, followed by appointments with various Companies, gaining his master's certificate in 1957 He also spent some time ashore in the USA and Canada as an Owner's Superintendent and as a consultant in chartered shipping in between seafaring.
