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Polar Mariner: Beyond the Limits in Antarctica
Captain Tom Woodfield
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Description for Polar Mariner: Beyond the Limits in Antarctica
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Captain Woodfield made 20 seasonal voyages to the Antarctic on three research ships between 1955 and 1974. Starting as a Junior Deck Officer he worked for The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey which in 1964 became the British Antarctic Survey. He played a paramount role in the gradual change from using under-powered and poorly-equipped ships to the professionally-managed and sophisticated vessels of his last command. The arts of exploration and survival during his early years in this majestic but unforgiving continent are described as attempts were made to establish research stations, support science, and survey in totally uncharted, ice-filled waters amidst ... Read more
Captain Woodfield made 20 seasonal voyages to the Antarctic on three research ships between 1955 and 1974. Starting as a Junior Deck Officer he worked for The Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey which in 1964 became the British Antarctic Survey. He played a paramount role in the gradual change from using under-powered and poorly-equipped ships to the professionally-managed and sophisticated vessels of his last command. The arts of exploration and survival during his early years in this majestic but unforgiving continent are described as attempts were made to establish research stations, support science, and survey in totally uncharted, ice-filled waters amidst ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Whittles Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Number of Pages
244
Place of Publication
Caithness, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781849951661
SKU
V9781849951661
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-2
About Captain Tom Woodfield
Captain Woodfield went to sea aged 16, joined the Falkland Islands Dependencies Survey and subsequently became the foremost Polar navigator of the century, attaining the furthest South for any vessel in the Weddell Sea. He joined the Board of Trinity House, sailed in a Round the World Yacht Race, supported Sir Ran Fiennes on his Transglobe venture and sailed with ... Read more
Reviews for Polar Mariner: Beyond the Limits in Antarctica
`...a detailed and fascinating account of the challenges, risks and rewards of working around the Great White Continent, and, of course, the Falkland Islands'. Penguin News
`...a fascinating insight into an aspect of BAS's activities... It certainly belongs amongst the best examples of Antarctic literature. ...contains much to excite any marine enthusiast, but it also has a much broader ... Read more
`...a fascinating insight into an aspect of BAS's activities... It certainly belongs amongst the best examples of Antarctic literature. ...contains much to excite any marine enthusiast, but it also has a much broader ... Read more