ICE!

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When Tristan Jones was discharged from the Navy and told he was physically unfit for more seagoing, he got hold of a small craft, converted it to a cruising ketch and started sailing. Determined to sail farther north than anyone else, he set out from Iceland accompanied only by his dog Nelson.

Tristan spent two winters of continuous suspense and danger in this bleak polar region. He was trapped by violent snowstorms, attacked by a ravenous polar bear and marooned on an ice pack in the Arctic Ocean, all the while grappling with loneliness, despair and dwindling supplies. And when the ice shifted, crushing his boat like a matchbox, he came face-to-face with death.

"Another magnificent tale of derring-do from the indomitable Welsh adventurer....As one critic put it: 'Ice! is to the wide waters of the world what the exploits of that other Jones chap, Indiana, is to the wide screen...only for real!" Yachting World

"His tales are richly illuminated with nautical history, explanations of the role of craft as diverse as the Norwegian knarr and the Eskimo umiak. 'I had always been conscious that I was a direct link between the past centuries of sail-in-trade and the future, when sail will come into its own again. I can't wait for the oil wells to run dry,' he wrote. We can only hope that when the oil wells do run dry there will be someone who has Tristan Jones' wit, wisdom and the skill to convey both to future generations of readers of salty stories." Classic Boat

"...a classic tale ranking with the greatest seafaring adventures." Western Morning News

"...one of the classic sea tales of all times." Sailing Inland & Offshore

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