Vega: From Aotearoa to the Aegean Sea

By ROBYN WHITE

Book Overview

A lyrical and historical account of an ocean voyage

It is the twenty-fourth of March 1992, and the veteran Greenpeace yacht Vega, is berthed at the viaduct in Auckland harbour. Three women crew and the boat's Captain Chris Robinson wave goodbye to the crowd gathered on the wharf. Guided by paper charts, a sextant and the stars they will sail across the Tasman Sea, through the tropical waters of Australia, across the vast Indian Ocean and up the coast of Africa towards their destination, the Island of Paros in the Aegean Sea. This book tells the tale of that voyage through the eyes of crew member Robyn White. With the daily challenges, joys and rhythms of life at sea playing out on deck, memories, hopes and dreams well up from the depths. The crew begin to wonder what will become of their treasured Vega when they get there.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1991088477
• ISBN13: 9781991088475
• Release Date: February 2026
• Publisher: Lasavia Publishing
• Length: 312 Pages
• Weight: 1.24 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"