Spindrift

A Wilderness Pilgrimage at Sea

Peter Reason (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

192 Seiten

2016
Jessica Kingsley Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-78592-188-9 (ISBN)

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Join Peter Reason on his nautical adventure across the Celtic Sea, and gain a deeper understanding of the relationship between humans and Planet Earth. This journey not only presents a compelling message that humans should reflect on our place within nature, but also reminds us of the sheer power of the seas.

This is the story of a sailing odyssey, but also of an inward journey into deep truths about who we are and how we belong in the universal scheme. A meditation on sailing and life, it is a hugely enjoyable and thought-provoking book for landlubbers, sailors, philosophers and naturalists alike. Mostly sailing alone, Peter Reason invites us to share in the minute-by-minute challenges of seamanship and navigation, on his journey in his yacht Coral from Plymouth across the Celtic Sea and back again. Exploring far more than the seaways, the author successfully manages to tell the story of a journey with another dimension - that of investigating and reflecting on our human place in the ecology of the planet. Above all, this book shows us that Nature is not just a place to visit, but our home.

Peter Reason is a long-time sailor and is Professor Emeritus at the University of Bath. Before he retired in 2009 he was a leading international figure in action research - exploring how direct experience and reflective learning can inform personal and organisational change. Post-retirement he has focused on writing for an ecology in crisis, drawing in particular on his experience of the sea through mindful sailing. You can follow Peter's blog at onthewesternedge.wordpress.com

Foreword by Paul Evans. 1. A Day in the Life. 2. Getting on Board. 3. Setting Out. 4. Along the Coast. 5 Interlude at St Mawes: Memories & Reflections. 6. Catching the Tide. 7. Scillies and Gaia. 8. Across the Celtic Sea. 9. Kinsale, Baltimore, Dunmanus. 10. Dunmanus to Derrynane. 11. Derrynane to Ventry. 12. The Blasket Islands. 13. Skellig Rocks. 14. Interlude at Derrynane: What is Wild? 15. Downwind to Kinsale. 16. Rough Seas and Night Sky. 17. Returning Home.

Verlagsort	London
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Themenwelt	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Gesundheit / Leben / Psychologie ► Esoterik / Spiritualität
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik ► Naturführer
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Sport ► Segeln / Tauchen / Wassersport
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Religion / Theologie
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
ISBN-10	1-78592-188-6 / 1785921886
ISBN-13	978-1-78592-188-9 / 9781785921889
Zustand	Neuware