| Always a Distant Anchorage |  | Author: Hal Roth
Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  5 reviews
Sales Rank: 332327
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st ed.
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 348
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 9.4 x 6.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0393033120
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.41
EAN: 9780393033120
ASIN: 0393033120
Publication Date: January 1989
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Condition: Water damage Used - Good Default Text
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Book Description
We Followed Odysseus is the story of two legendary sailors--one from the ancient world, the other from today. Set against the backdrop of Homer's great tale, Hal Roth tells the fascinating story of sailing a small boat in the wake of Odysseus. Crossing oceans and seas in pursuit of his goal, Roth, with the help of his wife, Margaret, retraces the voyages of Odysseus along the Turkish coast and the storybook isles of Greece. Then he sails to a desert island in Tunisia, visits Sicily and Corsica, and finally goes to Italy and Malta before returning to Greece. While writing this book back in the U.S., Roth talked to hundreds of people and discovered that though most have heard about Odysseus and the Trojan horse, they have never read The Iliad or The Odyssey
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 Terrific round the world sailing story October 10, 2005
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
The book details his circumnavigation east to west. It has lots of maps and picures to accompany the well written text. Highly recommended
 Great fun for landlocked sailors March 7, 2000
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
Informative and fun book, with a great blend of sailing information plus stories of the people and places that Hal and Margaret experienced on their long circumnavigation. This is a book about freedom and exploration. Hal assumes that readers already have a basic knowledge of sailing lingo.
An interesting and education read. Hal is a sailor's sailor. May 22, 1999
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
Using his colorful descriptions and numerous maps, Hal Roth does an exceptional job of painting the picture of cruising. He includes those details and facts that make you feel like you are part of the read. Each chapter is long enought to make it a nightly read before turning in. However, the book is one you will always be ready to pick up. I even carried it in my briefcase, reading it during lunch. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in or already has some crusing experience. Enjoy!
The next generation of Hiscocks November 3, 1998
6 out of 8 found this review helpful
Hal and his wife truly enjoy a constant ocean craving, that of the give and take of mother-sea. Writing to describe their voyages entails the hard and respectful lessons of the oceans and its many shores. They are the next generation of Hiscocks daring the gods of the world's oceans to provide safe-passage through masterfully coraling the largest element of our inner world. It is hard to review just one of Hal's books, since each one is uniquely built upon the next one with enhanced learning and understanding of the ever changing cruising life-style. Since the voyaging sailer spends 80-90 percent oftheir time anchored or stationary in one or many ports or spots, the title describes the feeling of both the sailing and the well earned restful and interesting places where outgoing people of this stature can grow in understanding of the Earth's 3rd world populations. The trick is to sucessfully be able to share these experiences through writing about them in a thoughtful and certainly captive mannor.
The account of a husband & wife 4 yr trip around the world September 30, 1998
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Just finished the book. It's a very good account of a small sailboat and it's trip around the world. A good mix of sailing technique, people they meet and all the joys and problems of a husband and wife taking 4 years to go 30,786 miles.
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