RACUNDRA’S FIRST CRUISE This edition of Racundra’s First Cruise includes the original maps, text and photographs from the 1923 edition. —Alan Bernheimer. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Before settling in England, he and Evgenia lived in the Baltic States for five years, where he reported on Russia for the Manchester Guardian and where he owned three boats, the last and largest of which was Racundra. Quiet Sunday mornings Beautifully presented edition of a sailing classic. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. Racundra's First Cruise by RANSOME, Arthur and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at AbeBooks.com. Should not be for sale. LibraryThing is a cataloging and social networking site for booklovers Illustrated with charts and photographs. On another the Cato lowered away a lifeboat, and we went off to the fishing grounds under a standing lug. Allen & Unwin, 1923. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. I admit, doubtfully, as exceptions, snail-shells and caravans. A guitar would tune up in one of the schooners, an accordion in another. Most of the little ships carried family parties, skipper, wife and little skipperlets, and there would be dancing on the decks, while the local beauties would lie back in the stern-sheets of the dinghy belonging to the Government launch and be rowed about by the sailors. Author: Jack Lagan. Reviewed in the United States on September 19, 2011. Things may be better when the works in progress are finished, for new moles are to be built and the harbour will be twice the size. (Have #3 waiting for when I finish). Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. I admit, doubtfully, as exceptions, snail-shells and caravans. It is therefore unreadable. There were many ports of call. RACUNDRA'S FIRST CRUISE starts with the famous words:"Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground that you cannot think of moving them. His account of his first cruise on that boat was his first commercially successful book, Racundra’s First Cruise (also available from Fernhurst Books). The few shops have already multiplied to a dozen or more, and whereas, in the old days, the harbourmaster’s wife was only sometimes willing to give lodging to those whom she counted her friends, there is now a regular hotel, the rooms of which are full of busy, serious people, interested in the new activity of the port. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. CAD $ 32.99. There are fifteen fathoms of water between the mainland and Roogö, and the water is deep almost to the shores. The desire to build a house is the tired wish of a man content thenceforward with a single anchorage. But the basic story is the same. Racundra's First Cruise by Arthur Ransome Edition: 1st Thus Book condition: Very Good Jacket condition: No Jacket Book Description London: Sphere Books, 1967 Book. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. The harbourmaster is too busy to sail his little skiff. His account of the voyage was published the following year as “ Racundra’s” First Cruise. & fifteen fathoms of water. I admit, doubtfully, as exceptions, snail-shells and caravans. Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. With encouragement from both his old mentor, W.G. I found it a sleepy little old-time harbour, made by moles from the shore enclosing a square basin, the shore being left as it always had been, so that the fishing-boats used to beach themselves upon it at full speed, a man jumping on the thwart and swinging backward from the shrouds to save the mast at the moment of grounding, when they often ran a boat half out of the water. But the wind fell almost to nothing. Included in this new edition are the original maps, texts and photographs of the 1923 first edition of Racundra's First Cruise. My chief friends in Baltic Port in those days were the harbourmaster and his wife, who fed me with coffee that day when I first came in there, so tired that I fell asleep with my head on the table before ever I could put the coffee to my lips. Mutual sympathies with Bolsheviks led to involvement with British Intelligence and conveying secret communiqués. Your email address will not be published. 20th August sets sail on Racundra’s first cruise. "Racundra's First Cruise" was published in 1923. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. Here, for the first time in many years, is a new previously unpublished book be Arthur Ransome, author of the Swallows & Amazons series of children's books. I think the Cato called twice that summer, but all the rest of the traffic there was made up of local schooners, and the harbourmaster had little else to do but to sail a smart little skiff to the bank off Pakerort for fishing, or across to Roogö, or round between the islands to see how fast she could do it. After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. They are definitely inferior things, belonging to the vegetable not the animal world, rooted and stationary, incapable of gay transition. I found it interesting then. On one of them I watched the crew of the Cato beaten at football by a local team. First published in 1923, this sailing classic is the account of the building of the 30-foot ketch, and her 6-week maiden voyage in the Baltic. Instead, our system considers things like how recent a review is and if the reviewer bought the item on Amazon. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. How they had managed to get the explosives out I do not know, but here was the mine with a good fire under it, boiling away like a domestic kettle, and being used for making boats instead of for their destruction. Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. Category: Sports & Recreation. RACUNDRA'S FIRST CRUISE starts with the famous words: "Houses are but badly built boats so firmly aground that you cannot think of moving them. Please try again. Racundra's First Cruise. The historic descriptions of what is now Saarema, Virtsu, etc. Photo by @danieljschwarz, As people start get vaccinated, there is a lightne, SPRING IS FOR NEW BEGINNINGS—AND $1,000. Racundra’s First Cruise is Arthur Ransome’s account of Racundra’s maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. There could not be a pleasanter little place. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. RACUNDRA'S FIRST CRUISE. Paperback. This new edition of Racundra's First Cruise includes the original maps, text and photographs from the 1923 edition, of which only 1500 copies were printed. Racundra's First Cruise . Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2007. Ransome (1884–1967) is best known for a dozen beloved children’s books, beginning with Swallows and Amazons (1930), about the adventures of a group of boys and girls, mostly on and around small boats, that take place mainly in England’s Lake District and the Norfolk Broads. Racundra’s First Cruise is Arthur Ransome’s account of Racundra’s maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. It provides an interesting guide to a trip up a river in the Baltic during the early 1920s. Author: Rebecca West. Authentic review of a man's passion: a walkabout with his sailboat Racundra. Racundra’s First Cruise is Arthur Ransome’s account of Racundra’s maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. But for the most part they lay half naked on the stones on the far side of the mole or had splashing matches with each other. Nineteen years before, her husband, a sailor then, came back from a voyage. With their company closed, we are now offering these plans to others who want to have them built. Edited and compiled by Brian Hammett, this is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. ), Example: Yes, I would like to receive emails from Nowhere | Travel Stories. The old watchman would carefully lay his long pipe on the bench outside his wooden hut, and wander slowly round the harbour to climb the rickety iron ladder and light the light at the harbour mouth. (I have noticed a reference to Racundra's Third Cruise, so I assume there must be a Racundra's Second Cruise also waiting to be found.) *Wiley Nautical; First Thus edition (April 14, 2003). He produces a portrait gallery of poets reading on flickr. Peter Duck is the third book in the Swallows and Amazons series by Arthur Ransome.The Swallows and Amazons sail to Crab Island with Captain Flint and Peter Duck, an old sailor, to recover buried treasure. And, just at this time, cutter or schooner would warp to the harbour mouth, and, with the glow of the evening sky on her sails, slip silently away to make the most of the landbreeze that comes with the setting of the sun. His first book on sailing, it was also the first of his titles that achieved such high levels of success. Racundra's First Cruise Author: Ransome, Arthur A replica reprint of the original 1923 edition, of which only 1500 copies were printed. Kittiwake and Slug are referred to as though we knew them well.” This was possibly a justified criticism. Racundra's First Cruise. Some young women visitors tried to organise a flag-day there, but it was a failure, though everybody in the town was very much interested and asked them how much they got. Roberts, Bob. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. His first book on sailing, it was also the first of his titles that achieved such high levels of success. Unable to add item to List. 1923 16th January final draft completed. View: 423. Lots to interest sailors also, however, the description of voyages is heavy on place names and requires constant reference to two poorly sized and printed maps. Overall a good condition item. Save £ 4.49 RRP £ 16.99 . But the wind fell almost to nothing. Big steamers with steel cables will soon leave no room for the schooners and little ships like Racundra and Kittiwake will never again find Baltic Port the delightful lazy anchorage that it was a year ago. The occasional benign parental hand is epitomized by a telegram from a Royal Navy father sanctioning the first sailing adventure: BETTER DROWNED THAN DUFFERS IF NOT DUFFERS WON’T DROWN. Huebsch, Incorporated, 1923 - Baltic Provinces (Russia) - 258 pages. On that side they did not get so far, but on this the spar-buoy north-west of the harbour marks the end not of a natural reef but of Peter’s artificial causeway and breakwater, which, unfinished as it is, serves to protect the stretch of beach always covered with fishing-boats and drying nets between the fort and the harbour. (An armchair traveler’s look at online maps and photos of Paldiski today finds nothing at all recognizable from a century ago.). Racundra's First Cruise. Racundra’s First Cruise is Arthur Ransome’s account of Racundra’s maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. The book also contains a detailed introduction detailing Ransome’s Baltic sailing in Slug and Kittiwake and includes unpublished articles and essays together with many original Ransome pictures and present day photographs of the area. Also contains a detailed introduction to Ransome's Baltic sailing in Slug and Kittiwake, and includes unpublished articles and essays together with many original Ransome pictures and present day photographs of the area. Hello Select your address All Hello, Sign in. I wonder why Hollywood has not yet discovered this book: it has all the ingredients for a box-office hit - sailing in the Baltics, scenic sea- and landscapes, a romantic love affair of a British writer and the private secretary of Leon Trotsky. Please try your request again later. This edition is essentially a photocopy of an earlier edition, but with truncated margins on every page -- consistently cutting off or cutting out text. His first book on sailing, it was also the first of his titles that achieved such high levels of success. Seller Inventory # 005489 You don't have to be a sailor to enjoy this. There was a problem loading your book clubs. It also analyzes reviews to verify trustworthiness. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Now ope, NEW TALENT, WE’RE LOOKING AT YOU WITH $1,000 IN, Under a magic sky Nowhere is accepting, Feather on the lake Racundra, built in 1921-22 in Riga, Latvia, was one of Arthur Ransome's first cruising yachts, and replaced Kittiwake. What with talks with the harbourmaster and his wife, whose roughness of tongue was only a defence for the softness of her kind heart, with the lighthouse-keeper from Odensholm, who used to sail in now and again in a little half-decked sloop, and with the skippers and crews of the little sailing vessels which, but for the Cato, made all the traffic of the harbour; what with days fishing on the river six miles away, whither I took Kittiwake’s dinghy on a country cart, and days in wind and sunshine on Peter’s fort and the cliff by Pakerort, I liked Baltic Port well at all times, but perhaps best of all in the evenings, after sundown, when we used to sit on Kittiwake’s green cabin roof, there being no other dry place after the swilling of the decks. Ransome kept a detailed logbook of the cruise. A book I read many years ago before I ever went to sea. But this “most articulate, knowledgeable and amusing boy” had an uncommonly adventurous past that stretched from literary bohemia in Edwardian London to foreign-correspondent duty in Moscow during World War I and the Russian Revolution. by RANSOME, Arthur:. Help others learn more about this product by uploading a video! London: David & Charles, 1988; originally published 1923. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. First edition. His first book on sailing, it was also the first of his titles that achieved such high levels of success. His work as an international journalist is still of interest today “If you want to know what is going on in Egypt today read Ransome on Egypt” said a member recently. Cattle grazed there. We haven't found any reviews in the usual places. B.W. Please try again. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 23, 2018, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 5, 2015, recommended read for anyone with a love of sailing, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 25, 2013. This new edition of Racundra’s First Cruise includes the original maps, text and photos from the 1923 first edition, of which only 1500 copies were printed.The book... Free shipping over $10. Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. His early career as literary critic and biographer embroiled him with Lord Alfred Douglas in a libel suit stemming from his Oscar Wilde biography. “And were you pleased with him ?” I asked, and was delighted by her reply: “Pleased with him?” said she. A must for the romantic sailor! In 1919, he crossed battle lines on foot to return to Moscow and rescue his lover, Evgenia Shelepina, who was Trotsky’s personal secretary and would become Ransome’s second wife. 8vo. With her I used to remember my own North country, where also the good wives will tell you what a fool you be at the very moment when they are drying your boots and mixing you a hot grog to save you from the cold that you have earned. Racundra's First Cruise is Arthur Ransome's account of Racundra's maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The earlier Racundra's First Cruise is a much better tale. The book was reprinted many time sin various edition and formats but never in its original form. 4 charts. Racundra’s First Cruise will be familiar to many yachtsmen, and Rod and Line to many fishermen. The wings of Orion Racundra’s First Cruise is Arthur Ransome’s account of Racundra’s maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. Century 1984. Racundra’s First Cruise is Arthur Ransome’s account of Racundra’s maiden voyage, which took place in August and September 1922. The cruise took him from Riga, in Latvia to Helsingfors (Helsinki) in Finland, via the Moon Sound and Reval (Tallinn) in Estonia and back. Page 34. Racundra's cruise from Riga, across the Baltic, to Helsingfors and back with Ransome, the Cook, and the "Ancient Mariner", Carl Sehmel, is detailed in Racundra's First Cruise, considered a classic of sailing literature. They are definitely inferior things, belonging to the vegetable not the animal world, rooted and stationary, incapable of gay transition. Inline images: Adapted from “Racundra’s” First Cruise: Sailing in the Eastern Baltic, by Arthur Ransome (B.W Huebsch Inc., 1923). When I was there there were wild roses growing in the fort. Born and raised in Manhattan, he has lived in the Bay Area since the 1970s. 158 pages. I have a Penguin edition of 1956 without all the additional material of this new edition. At one side of the harbour was a low stage beside which a grey Government launch was moored, end to end with a converted fishing-boat, partly tarred and partly painted blue, in which, on Sundays, stray visitors were transported to the Roogö islands and back. See Product Description Add to Wish List. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App.