- An addition to Lesser Known Inspiring Reads
- Decking underway aboard American Lady
- Nearly sold out – The original printed edition of The Voyage of The Aegre
An addition to the Lesser Known Inspiring Reads pages of The Aegre website is Storm King, the story of an 11-month voyage of Norwegians Simon Jörgensen and Johannes Nielsen from England to Australia in 1889-90 aboard an innovative 30-ft, steel, unsinkable, self-righting sailing ship’s boat.
In no way a crank voyage but a serious attempt to show the shipping establishment of the day that such vessels, replacing a ship’s conventional open boats, could be eminently seaworthy and save many lives. It’s a cracking read of a voyage you’ve probably never heard of. And the original 1890s story is available free online. See https://nicholasgrainger.com.au/a-voyage-across-the-world-in-a-lifeboat-in-1889/
Decking underway – Meanwhile in Glasgow Peter Matheson is now decking American Lady, the Orkney Yole inspired by The Aegre that he’s building on Clydebank.
For lots more photos of the detail and some great wide-angle shots see: https://nicholasgrainger.com.au/the-aegre-inspires-a-new-build/
Nearly sold out – Thank you to everyone of you who has bought The Voyage of The Aegre. Sales have certainly justified the effort of writing it and getting it published.
The original printed edition of The Voyage of The Aegre has nearly sold out. This edition, published by Vinycomb Press and printed in Malta in early 2023, has fold out flaps back and front with maps of the Atlantic and Pacific respectively, and a sewn binding. Freight costs limited it primarily to distribution in the UK, although I did bring a limited number to Australia to be sold as signed copies. At the last count there were just 34 copies left in the UK that could be ordered through bookshops. In Australia I have only about 20 copies left. This edition will not be reprinted.
To minimise freight costs to other countries an Amazon paperback edition was created to support sales online in the USA, Canada, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other countries. This edition looks very similar to the original printed edition and has the same content, but without the cover flaps, the maps being one page in at the front and back and has a glued binding. This version of the book is printed by Amazon on demand, i.e. when an order is received, a copy is printed at the nearest location to the buyer, thus minimizing freight costs. This version will continue to be available.
Bookshops outside Britain can order the original book (while stocks last) through the UK book wholesaler Gardners but may incur significant freight costs. An alternative for bookshops outside the UK is to order the paperback book through IngramSpark. IngramSpark will print the book in a location close to the purchaser, on demand like Amazon, but unlike Amazon, they only sell to the book trade. The IngramSpark version is very similar to the Amazon version, ie all the same content but without the fold out flaps back and front and a glued binding. This version will continue to be available through bookshops.
In summary, the original print run of the book is almost sold out and will not be reprinted. If you want one you should order it asap through a bookshop in the UK (who will order it through Gardners), or order it from me directly. The Amazon and IngramSpark versions will continue to be available as a paperback online and through bookshops.
The book will continue to be also available as an ebook and an audio book.
Thank you for your support.
Nick Grainger
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