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Dutch translation (poor, but good effort) of French original tale of a 5 yr voyage in a 40 ft sailboat, with frequent stops of several months to repair the ship. Lots of interesting observations about (mostty) Pacific islands, flora and fauna of land and sea, and the people, both indigenous and colonial that inhabit these islands. Simple text, but fine story. Shades of "Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance". Ultimately a very moving book. Makes one want to read the French original.
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- Canonical title
- In quest of the sun : the journal of the Firecrest
- Original title
- A la poursuite du Soleil : journal de bord I, de New York à Tahiti
- Original publication date
- 1929 (French original) (French original); 1930 (English translation) (English translation)
- People/Characters
- Alain Gerbault; Firecrest (39 foot, 12 ton yacht)
- Important places
- New York, New York, USA; North Atlantic Ocean; Bermuda; Caribbean Sea; Pacific Ocean; Fiji (show all 14); Port Vila, Vanuatu; Coral Sea; Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea; Indian Ocean; Reunion Island; Port Natal, South Africa; Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; South Atlantic Ocean
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- First words
- On board the Firecrest, City Island, October 8th, 1925. From a letter to my friend P.A.
As soon as I landed from the Paris, August 16th, 1924, I hurried to City Island to look at the Firecrest... (show all)i>.
Chapter I. Fitting out. - Last words
- (Click to show. Warning: May contain spoilers.)And thus, after more than seven hundred entire days spent at sea, after more than forty thousand sea-miles traversed, after incessant struggles against elements, I brought home my old, worn and battered Firecrest, into a French port to carry out the promise made to him, my best friend, by wireless sent from the liner Paris after our separation in August, 1924:
You must not be sad, for one day I shall come back.
Chapter XXIII. Home. - Original language
- French
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