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Sailing round Ireland /
Wallace Clark. - Limavady (Co. Londonderry) : North-West
books, 1990. - 175 p.-[8] p. de pl. :
ill. ; 22 cm.
ISBN 0-907528-17-1
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Some to the wars to try their fortunes
there,
Some to discover islands far away !
☐ Two Gentlemen of Verona
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DESCRIPTION
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« Ireland », writes Wallace Clark,
« is ideal to sail round. The circuit of about 900
miles fits well into a moderately energetic three-week holiday. The
scenery varies from exposed cliffs and bold headlands to great bays
with exotic gardens in their recesses, green meadows and unsullied
beaches. There are islands a-plenty, each with its own character, for
shelter or interesting runs ashore. A small well-foundboat finds good
ports at hand on almost every passage, but the risk of being caught out
in a blow for an hour or two adds zest to the
voyage. »
This is the story of one such cruise, made in the author's
33-foot, 40-year-old yacht, Wild Goose. Because
Wallace Clark writes vividly, humorously, and sometimes with a touch of
poetry the book is delightful reading for its own sake. It contains
much information to guide other yachtmen making the same voyage, but
also fascinating detail about people and places on Ireland's shores.
| ❙ | Henry Wallace Stuart Clark (1926-2011) was a sailor, author and businessman from Northern Ireland. |
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| EXTRAIT |
THE SCATTERED ISLES
The islands of Ireland lie round her shoreline
like water drops fallen from the head of a swimmer. Some are single,
others in little groups, thrown off by the swimmer's nose and chin as
he turns his head sideway to breathe. Like water drops they glisten in
many colours.
The islands are far enough from the coast to have
its own special character. They are also far enough from the coast for
there to be a sense of achievement in reaching any of them ;
yet never so far as to prevent anyone with a will from using a week's
holiday to visit one of them, or a group.
Living in the north of Ireland, and having owned a
variety of sailing boats, I have been lucky enough to get to know
almost all of the inhabited islands and something of the bays and
inlets, tide-rips and headlands in between them over the last 20 years.
At first I knew little of the background and history, for information
was scanty and fragmented. As time passed, I learned more and more
about the seaboards, its history, inhabitants and the outlook of those
inhabitants. A little knowledge of this kind, to add to what the eye
can teach, increases greatly the pleasure of sailing round Ireland.
☐ Introduction,
p. 9
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| COMPLÉMENT
BIBLIOGRAPHIQUE |
- « Sailing
round Ireland », London : B.T. Batsford
Ltd, 1976
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- « Rathlin,
its island story », Coleraine (Co.
Londonderry) : Impact printing, 1993
- « The
Lord of the Isles voyage : Western Ireland to the Hebrides in
a
sixteen oar galley », Naas (Co. Kildare) :
The Leinster
leader Ltd, 1993
- « Donegal islands » ill. by Ros Harvey, Donaghadee (Co.
Down) : Cottage publications, 2003
- « Islands of Connaught : paintings and stories from sailing the
islands » ill. by Ros Harvey, Donaghadee (Co.
Down) :
Cottage publications, 2005
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| mise-à-jour : 27
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