Sailing with Vancouver: A Modern Sea Dog, Antique Charts and a Voyage Through Time - Softcover

McKinney, Sam

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1771512644 ISBN 13: 9781771512640

Publisher: Touchwood Editions, 2018

Synopsis

As Sam McKinney retraced the explorations of Captain George Vancouver and his men from Puget Sound to Queen Charlotte Sound he wondered, "Could I have been one of them?"

In the 1790s, Vancouver’s crew rowed for long hours day after day, and camped on rocky beaches in all weathers to chart the intricate coastline for European colonial exploits. Two hundred years later, McKinney followed their ancient path in his 25-foot sailboat, anchoring where they did, meeting the same winds and waves, and sharing “the link of vulnerability that is the ever-present condition of all people who go to sea.”

McKinney offers insightful comparisons of what sailors saw and experienced, in the 18th century and today, around the Inland Sea. At the end of his trip he, like Vancouver, claimed the area he had explored, “not by deed of ownership but out of love for the place, its staggering beauty [and] the memories of the people and cultures who have found homes along its shores.” McKinney invites readers along on a perceptive voyage through time and along the magnificent, storied west coast.

About this title

About the Author:

The late Sam McKinney was a journalist, a small-boat builder, a founder of outward-bound schools and a professional seaman. He was the author of several books, including Reach of Tide, Ring of History and Sailing Uphill. Royalties from the sales of this book will be donated to the Vancouver Maritime Museum.

About this edition

• Publisher: Touchwood Editions
• Publication date: 2018
• ISBN 10: 1771512644
• ISBN 13: 9781771512640
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 208