TUNING THE RIG - A JOURNEY TO THE ARCTIC.

Oxenhorn, Harvey, with an introduction by Alice Hoffman, Map by Paul Pugliese, Line drawings by Kim Llewellyn

Price: 23.00 USD

Harper & Row, 1990. Endpaper charts. Maps. Sail plans. Deck plans. 281 page hardcover with dustjacket, appears unread, pages tight and clean, no crease to spine, Dustjacket slightly rubbed. Near fine. Digital image available upon request. An expedition in search of humpback whales in the far North becomes a voyage of personal discovery for one apprentice seaman on the tall ship 'REGINA MARIS', a white oak barquentine, which was converted into a marine research vessel for scientists. Living in close quarters with the Captain, crew and scientists makes the author re-examine his whole life and look at his values. 1st trade papercover Edition. Near Fine.

ISBN: 0060163518