{"product_id":"mingming-ii-the-impossible-roger-d-taylor-9780955803581","title":"Mingming II \u0026 the Impossible Voyage","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roger D. Taylor\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0955803586\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780955803581\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Troubador Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.72lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.59d","brand":"Roger D. Taylor","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43942538281215,"sku":"9780955803581","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_40276874-30c0-4361-9d00-b5abb63138d9.jpg?v=1681492949","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/mingming-ii-the-impossible-roger-d-taylor-9780955803581","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}