HEIKELL, ROD — Mediterranean Cruising Handbook

Imray, Laurie, Norie & Wilson Ltd. 1990, 3rd Edition. Laminated Pictorial Boards with dust jacket, 25.5cm. Book, Rod Heikell was born in New Zealand in 1949 and sailed hesitantly around bits of it's coast in a variety of yachts. He tried racing in the Hauraki Gulf but was really not much good at it. In England he abandoned academic life and for no good reason other than curiosity, he bought Roulette, a 1950's plywood JOG yacht nearly 20ft long, and sailed it down to the Mediterranean. He worked on charter here and delivered yachts until, in ignorance of the scale of the task, he set off to write a yachtsman's guide to Greece. This was followed by guides for other countries in the Mediterranean. 200pp of invaluable info with numerous bw illus & photos. Excellent/None issued.