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Ancient Chinese legends tell of heroic attempts to navigate the waterways of the Kra peninsula which divides the Andaman Sea from the Gulf of Thailand. Yet for centuries there was no record of a successful crossing – none, that is, until renowned sailor Tristan Jones took on the challenge.
To Venture Further is the inspiring story of this memorable exploit. Accompanied by his German mate, Thomas, and three disabled Thai youths, Jones makes the short but exceedingly difficult passage across the Kra in a small seagoing fishing boat.
Facing floating debris, homemade dams, mechanical failure and precariously low funds, Jones – whose left leg was amputated several years before – remains determined to win out against all obstacles, no matter how insurmountable they seem.
With characteristically acerbic wit, Jones offers shrewd commentary on the westernization of modern Thailand, bemoaning the destruction of a once-idyllic land. And whether confronting a band of raucous teenage monk, outwitting pirates, or cruising a dry riverbed by hitching his boat onto an elephant, he continues to exhibit the awesome stubbornness and implacable courage of a man willing to sacrifice all comforts for the unknown and seemingly impossible.
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