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I have a copy of Adrian Hayter's "Sheila in the Wind" a hard back bookclub edition from 1959. It tells the story of a single-handed passage from the UK to New Zealand in the 1950's with a selection of photos.

Good traditional sailing yarn. However it turns out to be a duplicate copy in my collection. If any one is interested in swopping something for it (each to pay own postage) please send me your suggested titles by e-mail at steve.kean(at)virgin.net. Thanks, I have found this an excellent, & low cost way of expanding a collection when you get a duplicate.

Surely, if it was that great a read, you'd have remembered it when you bought it? Rather than noticing when you got home when you tried to file it next to itself?

I deduce that you are an impulse buyer of limited literacy and a poor memory.

Send it to me and I'll forget about the tenner I lent you.

My collection is some 400 odd strong & as we are currently in the throes of decorating there are 4 apple boxes full in the lounge at present. I also borrow from libraries & colleagues so it is difficult to remember what I do & do not actuallly own when the opportunity to buy arises. Consequently, I take risks. You can be the lucky beneficiary of my poor memory if you wish.

Or you can remain an ignorant, sad old tight-arsed Jock if you prefer.

how big is an " apple box "?
how many books does it hold ?

little boy blue wrote:how big is an " apple box "?
how many books does it hold ?

I'd imagine it would hold 100 books - on average

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Sheila In The Wind is a brilliant book. A particularly good read if you are feeling unlucky for any reason.

Puddock, are you sure you are comparing apples with apples?

I've got a few Patrick O'Brian "doublers" if Steve or anyone else is interested. The Surgeon's Mate, The Yellow Admiral and The Road to Samarcand. All are paperbacks of various editions and in reasonable condition.

Nick wrote:.
Sheila In The Wind is a brilliant book. A particularly good read if you are feeling unlucky for any reason.

Puddock, are you sure you are comparing apples with apples?

"My collection is some 400 odd strong & as we are currently in the throes of decorating there are 4 apple boxes full in the lounge at present"

"how big is an " apple box "?
how many books does it hold ?"

Well, I was comparing apple boxes with books........

An Apple box holds 40-50 books depending on size of books, but they are only the contents of two of my bookcases. Plus SWMBO collects "Blacks' guides", poetry, Tunnicliffe & various historical/ geographical/ biographies/ classics etc.

Silkie; are they novels or factual? I try to avoid novels if I can - even the sailing ones.

I also have a pb copy of "Riddle of the Sands" & one of Tristan Jones' "Ice" available for swops BTW.

Silkie; are they novels or factual? I try to avoid novels if I can - even the sailing ones.

I also have a pb copy of "Riddle of the Sands" & one of Tristan Jones' "Ice" available for swops BTW.

I don't mean to be picky Arghiro, but 'Riddle of the Sands' is a novel, and there isn't a lot of fact in 'Ice' either . . .

Don't go telling me that the Aubry - Maturin books are stories!

Next it'll be Sharp, god forbid. Did you know Sharp was at Trafalgar and Waterloo, amazing chap, and he won both almost singlehanded, but had a bit of help.

Arghiro wrote:Silkie; are they novels or factual? I try to avoid novels if I can - even the sailing ones.

Good grief man! Do you mean to say you have never heard of P. O'B. and the Aubrey-Maturin series which has been described as "..one of the greatest cycles of storytelling in the English language."

Nick wrote:

Silkie; are they novels or factual? I try to avoid novels if I can - even the sailing ones.

I also have a pb copy of "Riddle of the Sands" & one of Tristan Jones' "Ice" available for swops BTW.

I don't mean to be picky Arghiro, but 'Riddle of the Sands' is a novel, and there isn't a lot of fact in 'Ice' either . . .

OK, it's a fair cop. But I have done a bit of research now & I see yours are a sort of "Hornblower deluxe" story aren't they? So not quite what I am looking for. I accept that Tristan's yarns are only partly plausible, but I find them entertaining & sufficiently believable & closer to my own experience than Napoleonic naval battles.

Any other offers? I don't mind "How to" manuals/ cruising guides/ biographies/ liveaboards etc. I have many, but not all of the classics & a few of the more oddball ones too, but always looking for more.

Silkie wrote:

Arghiro wrote:Silkie; are they novels or factual? I try to avoid novels if I can - even the sailing ones.

Good grief man! Do you mean to say you have never heard of P. O'B. and the Aubrey-Maturin series which has been described as "..one of the greatest cycles of storytelling in the English language."

Who described them as that? The publisher? But you are right, I have never noticed them before - & even now I have little interest in them. Sorry, but why should we all have the same tastes? We would all be sailing the same make of boat if we did - & how boring would that be?

Jeez, can't anyone spell "swap" correctly?

Actually about now nick asks where i am, so just as update I am in Martinique, and have just fitted a new starter motor after I fried the last one when the key jammed at "start". Otherwise all fine and belting couple of sailing days (enroute to find starter motor...) recently at 10knots from Mustique to St lucia and then a bit slower St lucia to Martinique at around 9knots.