{"product_id":"mingming-ii-the-impossible-voyage-paperback-2","title":"Mingming II \u0026 the Impossible Voyage - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRoger D. Taylor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFar to the north of Russia, across the cold waters of the Barents Sea, lies the desolate archipelago known as Franz Josef Land. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHidden away still further to the north and west of those islands is one of the most inaccessible and least known seas on this planet - the Queen Victoria Sea. In his fifth book of voyages, Roger Taylor describes his successful attempt to sail into those lonely and usually icebound waters.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the way he weathers the most northerly point of the Svalbard islands before sailing due east along 81 North to the north-west coast of Franz Josef Land. Pack-ice would normally render such a route impossible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis voyage, which linked the endpoints of Taylor's two previous Arctic voyages to the north-west and north-east of Svalbard, marks the culmination of nearly fifty years of small-boat ocean sailing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTaylor has been described in the yachting press as 'one of the best sailing writers on this planets' and 'the best-balanced writer you will ever read'. His books combine vivid description with deep reflection, humour, an intimate knowledge of ocean species and a lifetime of practical sea-going experience.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 280\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.59 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 28, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47388420669689,"sku":"9780955803581","price":25.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/o2JTmfokGw9780955803581_62f4dc31-4b6c-4c90-9d8b-e6005d5d83a0.webp?v=1770210616","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/mingming-ii-the-impossible-voyage-paperback-2","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}