Tuning the Rig: A Journey to the Arctic

By Harvey Oxenhorn

Book Overview

Harvey Oxenhorn had taught Conrad and Melville, but knew nothing about ships or sailing until he made his first voyage on the Regina Maris--a tall ship converted into a study vessel for scientists and crew. Turning The Rig is his fascinating account of that voyage.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0060163518
• ISBN13: 9780060163518
• Release Date: January 1990
• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Length: 281 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Absolutely Awsome Harvey Oxenhorn did a beautiful job. I couldn't put the book down. I ordered the

For Harvey it was much more than a sailboat ride.