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| 10/01/2008 16:34 |
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Re: The Last Grain Race - Eric Newby
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Both very good books and the photos add a lot - its called 'Learning the Ropes'; ISBN 0 7195 5636 8, pub John Murray
He had a good camera - Zeiss Super Ikonta, but a separate exposure meter, and taking photos while up the rigging in a force 8 must have been interesting! And the shot of 3 men at the end of a 69 ft bowsprit with no safety netting.....