The First Voyage of the Joshua

by Bernard Moitessier

Book Overview

Recounts the Moitessiers' honeymoon trip from Europe to the islands of the Pacific and back along the "logical route" via Cape Horn, a path chosen for its speed, which took them through the Roaring... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0688000231
• ISBN13: 9780688000233
• Release Date: January 1973
• Publisher: William Morrow & Company
• Length: 251 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Excellent, but how times have changed!

Moitessier is a marvelous story teller, and his seamanship is unquestionably excellent. The story of their voyage is absolutely a gem, and should be required reading for those who wish to cruise, or at least love sailing. Sadly, in some ways the book is a sort of time capsule, and scenes like his turtle-hunting in the Galapagos Islands are not as joyful as perhaps they once were, as the species in that area are now considered threatened or endangered. Of course, people were only later to become more conscious of the environment and the fragilities of ecosystems to outside forces, but these days, I can see some sailors cringing at certain paragraphs. I very highly recommend this book, I really do, but be prepared for some jarring moments.

It's a classic

This is one of those books that ough to be in every sailor library. It might seem outdated for these days, and the Moitessier's style might seem too "poetic" even surreal, but we are talking of a real pioneer of the sea