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Nautical Magazine
...an unusual and interesting book...
...this is a good read...

Traditional Boats and Tall Ships
...this is great stuff, and the author tells it with a clear eye and with no excuses...

Telegraph
...unusual and fascinating...
...a quality and variety to the writing...
...a great series of small black and white photographs...

Navigation News
...Tom Peppitt has done a remarkable job...

SeaBreezes
...short-listed for the Mountbatten Maritime Prize. I hope it wins, it would get my vote. Highly recommended...

Ships Monthly
...This is a gem of a book, all 140 pages of it...

Lloyds List
...This is a delightful book...
...in this wonderful series of vignettes...
...the meat of this book is delicious...

Maritime Journal
...the hardened and far from politically correct seamen as they really were...

The Mercury Magazine
...quite outstanding...
...this book is a must...

Mariners Mirror
...totally absorbing...
...shrewd wit, touching at times, funny at others...
...a thoroughly worthwhile account...