"This is a necessary book for anyone who has read Tristan Jones's stories with enjoyment or suspicion, or both." --Derek Lundy, author of Godforsaken Sea "I was enchanted from start to finish by Anthony Dalton's biography." --John Rousmaniere, author of After the Storm Tristan Jones boasted a worldwide following for his memoirs of extraordinary adventures from the Arctic to the Dead Sea. But, as Wayward Sailor proves, Jones was a fascinating invention of his own imagination. Wayward Sailor is a voyage into the soul of a mysterious adventurer.
Table of contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Early Years 2. Tristan's Navy 3. With Cresswell and Banjo 4. Barbara's Long Cruise 5. Israel and Hostile Shores 6. Indian Ocean Saga 7. The Amazon and a New Banjo 8. Tristan Meets Sea Dart 9. Cruising to Peru 10. Reaching for the Stars 11. A New Life 12. Cold Facts, Arctic Fiction 13. Blending Fiction with Fact 14. Down but Not Out 15. Once More, Down to the Sea 16. A Heart of Oak 17. Cold Rivers, Warm Seas 18. Exploring Thailand 19. The Strange Death of Thomas Ettenhuber 20. Another Devastating Blow 21. Wounded Pride 22. The Saga of Gabriel 23. The Sound of a Different Drum 24. The End of a Long Voyage 25. Afterword Notes Selected Bibliography Annotated Tristan Jones Bibliography Index Photographs appear following page 206
The Life of Sailing's Best-Known Storyteller is the Most Incredible Tristan Jones Story of All No one really knew Tristan Jones. He was larger than life, perhaps the most successful sailing writer of the twentieth century, and by his own account the greatest sailor. But he was not who he said he was. He told us what he wanted us to believe, and he told the tales so well that we either believed or suspended disbelief. As Anthony Dalton reveals in this uncompromising yet admiring biography, the real Tristan Jones was both a lesser and a greater man than his invention. Self-educated, self-taught, enormously creative, he was himself his most creative act. "A thoroughly researched and absorbing account of Tristan Jones's lives—the one he created for himself, and the one he actually lived. This is a necessary book for anyone who has read Tristan Jones's stories with enjoyment or suspicion, or both."—Derek Lundy, author, Godforsaken Sea and The Way of a Ship "I was enchanted from start to finish by Anthony Dalton's biography, in which he proves that Tristan Jones's most brilliant creation was his own fascinating life story."—John Rousmaniere, author, After the Storm; Fastnet, Force 10; and The Annapolis Book of Seamanship "[An] arresting study. . . . Dalton achieves stark poignancy. . . . Jones's story as related here should appeal to all those who love adventure, as well as to those who enjoy analyzing the wreckage of damaged, enigmatic and fascinating personalities."—Publishers Weekly Anthony Dalton has been a professional expedition leader and adventure guide. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Fellow of the Explorers Club, his articles have been published in Classic Boat, MotorBoats Monthly, Ocean Navigator, SAIL, Sailing, Sea, and Yachting.
Table of contents:
Acknowledgments Introduction 1. The Early Years 2. Tristan's Navy 3. With Cresswell and Banjo 4. Barbara's Long Cruise 5. Israel and Hostile Shores 6. Indian Ocean Saga 7. The Amazon and a New Banjo 8. Tristan Meets Sea Dart 9. Cruising to Peru 10. Reaching for the Stars 11. A New Life 12. Cold Facts, Arctic Fiction 13. Blending Fiction with Fact 14. Down but Not Out 15. Once More, Down to the Sea 16. A Heart of Oak 17. Cold Rivers, Warm Seas 18. Exploring Thailand 19. The Strange Death of Thomas Ettenhuber 20. Another Devastating Blow 21. Wounded Pride 22. The Saga of Gabriel 23. The Sound of a Different Drum 24. The End of a Long Voyage 25. Afterword Notes Selected Bibliography Annotated Tristan Jones Bibliography Index Photographs appear following page 206
The Life of Sailing's Best-Known Storyteller is the Most Incredible Tristan Jones Story of All No one really knew Tristan Jones. He was larger than life, perhaps the most successful sailing writer of the twentieth century, and by his own account the greatest sailor. But he was not who he said he was. He told us what he wanted us to believe, and he told the tales so well that we either believed or suspended disbelief. As Anthony Dalton reveals in this uncompromising yet admiring biography, the real Tristan Jones was both a lesser and a greater man than his invention. Self-educated, self-taught, enormously creative, he was himself his most creative act. "A thoroughly researched and absorbing account of Tristan Jones's lives—the one he created for himself, and the one he actually lived. This is a necessary book for anyone who has read Tristan Jones's stories with enjoyment or suspicion, or both."—Derek Lundy, author, Godforsaken Sea and The Way of a Ship "I was enchanted from start to finish by Anthony Dalton's biography, in which he proves that Tristan Jones's most brilliant creation was his own fascinating life story."—John Rousmaniere, author, After the Storm; Fastnet, Force 10; and The Annapolis Book of Seamanship "[An] arresting study. . . . Dalton achieves stark poignancy. . . . Jones's story as related here should appeal to all those who love adventure, as well as to those who enjoy analyzing the wreckage of damaged, enigmatic and fascinating personalities."—Publishers Weekly Anthony Dalton has been a professional expedition leader and adventure guide. A Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Fellow of the Explorers Club, his articles have been published in Classic Boat, MotorBoats Monthly, Ocean Navigator, SAIL, Sailing, Sea, and Yachting.