We are excited to offer as a special discounted set, both our popular titles on Tristan Jones, author of 18 books about his life of sailing adventures.
His books recount his incredible adventures sailing from the Arctic to the Amazon and through treacherous river passages. He also survived tremendous personal hardships in order to continue his writing. Tristan's writing is unique, spellbinding and inspiring. He writes of more than adventure and accomplishment. He may write off an ocean crossing in a mere paragraph to concentrate on the richness of humanity, history and world cultures that he finds through his adventures.
The Incredible Tristan Jones
This rare encounter with Tristan succeeds in capturing the fascinating personality and soul of the man behind the pen. Every bit as exciting as his adventures, Tristan stands as one of the world's greatest old salts. An extraordinary exponent of living, with courage, on the edge.
This riveting video is loaded with Tristan's adventures, humor, opinions and yarns. He talks of a dangerous encounter with a whale, smuggling, trimarans, sailing alone, other famous sailors and on being disabled. Tristan died at the age of 71 in June, 1995. He rarely ever appeared on camera, but he felt that this video portrayed him honestly and was a classic. Recorded on location at the Lion's Head pub in New York City's Greenwich Village.
Tristan Jones: The Psychology of Adventure
In this DVD Tristan is speaking at the New York Open Center about his voyage down the Rhine and Danube rivers through Eastern Europe in the time of the Iron Curtain. During this adventure, which is featured in his book "The Improbable Voyage," Tristan is in the process of a highly difficult voyage eastward around the world aboard his 40 foot trimaran, "Outward Leg." Tristan, having one leg amputated, undertook the voyage to inspire other disabled people, thus the name of his boat.
Tristan saw the vulnerability of Communism during this voyage and predicted the fall of the Communist leaders and the triumph of democracy long before most Westerners ever realized that it might possibly happen. He also experienced the dangers of sailing in such a region where the Czech harbor police set-up a collision that nearly sank "Outward Leg."
You are given a rare glimpse into the life of the author who wrote eighteen books and numerous magazine articles on sailing and his often controversial adventures. Tristan was an immensely inspiring writer and speaker His books are well written and worth reading today. Very little footage exists of Tristan and you will see that he was a great entertainer as well as a writer. He loved a live audience, loved to make them laugh, and he held them in the palm of his hand. This DVD contains rare photos plus footage of Tristan sailing "Outward Leg."
By ordering both DVD's together in this special set, you save over $5.00 off our already low prices if bought individually. And as always, domestic shipping is free.
Beach House Sailboat
Seaside Striped Lighthouse
Embassy Cruising Guide: Florida and the Bahamas
West Quoddy Lighthouse
