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'For me, In the South sits with Slocum's classic of Sailing Alone Around the World and The Commodore's Story by Munroe and Gilpin - now three books continue to draw me back.'

(Robert Ayliffe, Australian Amateur Boatbuilder, Number 81, 2013)

'... in the end I think the main theme is almost a spiritual one ... The style of that beautiful piece of writing is replicated throughout the book in other descriptions, stories and tales.'

(The Hon Murray Kellam AO QC, launching In the South at the Australian Wooden Boat Festival in Hobart, 9 February 2013)

'Wooden boat fans will love it.'

Noel Shaw, The Examiner, Launceston.

 A sailing journey through time begins with two wooden boats: the schooner designed by L. Francis Herreshoff and Bruce Kirby’s sharpie ketch.

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