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Here is a fascinating account of how a yacht followed the route which the Vikings used in the ninth and tenth centuries on their voyages to North America.
It is of absorbing interest on two counts. Firstly, the author describes an area of sea little known to yachtsmen, and the problems a yacht wishing to cross it must face. Secondly, he examines at some length the Viking’s means of transport, and their navigational ability. He even examines the type of weather they might have encountered as well as their motives for making such a voyage in the first place.
Peter Haward presents his arguments from the viewpoint of a practical sailor and takes great pains to support them with reason. His reflections too on life in Iceland and the modern settlements in Greenland are not without a certain shrewd insight.
This is a most readable book, of interest alike to yachtsmen and those at all interest in history and the sea, giving plenty of food for thought and discussion.
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