First published in 1939, this book is a vivid account of Richard Mauryâ€™s voyage from New York to Fiji in the small, 35-foot, Nova Scotia-built schooner Cimba. When a 23-year-old Maury and a

The Saga of Cimba

First published in 1939, this book is a vivid account of Richard Mauryâ€™s voyage from New York to Fiji in the small, 35-foot, Nova Scotia-built schooner Cimba. When a 23-year-old Maury and a likeminded sailor filled with wanderlust set off into the winter North Atlantic on November 30, 1933, it proved to be an expedition of high adventure, and one embarked upon at a time when such voyages were practically unheard of. The reader is taken on a fascinating journey to Bermuda and, from there, to Grand Turk, Jamaica, Panama and through the Canal, with the two young sailors finding their every dream come true at Galapagos, Marquesas, Tahiti, Samoaâ€”culminating in a gripping finale at Fijiâ€¦

â€œIf I were asked to pick the best book in recent years about deep water cruising in a small yacht, I would unhesitatingly choose The Saga of Cimba by Richard Maury.

â€œMaury went to sea because he loved being at sea and ports to him were interruptions rather than objectives. The story of his cruise is the story of the struggles and triumphs of his diminutive schooner in breasting thousands of miles of deep water. It is the sailing of the schooner that engrossed him. The yarn is the story of a boat rather than the story of her skipper. One can go on to the bookâ€™s last enthralling page and be left speculating on what sort of a man this Maury is. He never tells you. You have to sense it from his attitude toward his little vessel. But you are left in no doubt about Cimba herself. You know what manner of ship she is. You know every inch of her by the time you have seen her to the Fijis.â€â€”Rudder Magazineâ€œTold with such beauty that it will win the admiration not only of those who sail but of the whole reading publicâ€â€”New York World Telegram.

â€œOne of the finest sea yarns of all timesâ€â€”Rudder.

â€œBound to be the classic of this typeâ€â€”Boston Transcript.

â€œReality he most exciting small boat yarn I have readâ€â€”FELIX REISENBERG.

Country	USA
Author	Richard Maury
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781787200302
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Golden Springs Publishing
Manufacturer	Golden Springs Publishing
NumberOfPages	256
PublicationDate	2016-08-09
Publisher	Golden Springs Publishing
ReleaseDate	2016-08-09
Studio	Golden Springs Publishing

The Saga of Cimba

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