Seagulls in My Soup
Further Adventures of a Wayward SailorBy Tristan Jones
312 pp. Maps. 1996. Paperback. $14.95
ISBN 1 57409 005 4
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Tristan Jones shares more unforgettable encounters and adventures, including a yacht delivery spiced with unexpected machine-gun fire and a mercy mission undertaken on a stormy night.
A work of “fictionalized fact,” Encounters of a Wayward Sailor serves as a paean to the many misfits who found refuge in Jones's company over the years.
“Good dialogue and great Jonesian prose, so dense you can walk on it and watch your tracks fill up with seawater.” —Kirkus Reviews
“The narrative, punctuated by sea chanteys and poetry, is brisk and cheerful – even when bullets fly, we know this wayward sailor will escape. Maritime jargon contributes to this spirited work's charm.” —Publishers Weekly
“It's irreverent, witty, inimitable Tristan Jones.” —Coastal Cruising
“Take a large pinch of salt with these imaginative anecdotes and enjoy the antics of a professional quaysider with the ability to combine the many facets of people he really meets to create outrageous ‘fictional’ characters. This is not the world of white ducks and corporate hospitality, but rather the scene of sunlit jetties and make-do and mend. Perhaps most of us indulge in that style of boating, so Mr. Jones' yarns will strike a sympathetic chord, for he catches the mood exactly.” —Cruising
“His characters are unforgettable and the stories hilarious. It makes a good read.” —Sailing
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About the Author:
Legendary sailor Tristan Jones left school at the age of 14 to work on sailing barges and spent the rest of his life at sea — in the Royal Navy, as a delivery skipper, and as a daring seagoing adventurer travelling the world in search of new and ever greater challenges. He wrote 16 books.