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    Re: Obituary for Ambrogio Fogar
    From: Courtney Thomas
    Date: 2005 Sep 13, 21:56 -0500

    Peter,
    
    Thanks for your thoughtful reply.
    
    I think I own and have read all Moitessier's books  :-)  as well as
    several hundred other sailing related books, but had not heard of Fogar.
    
    If you hear of an English translation of Fogar please let me know,
    though they might be too expensive I'd like to know they exist, even if
    at a prohibitive personal price.
    
    I live in Atlanta, unfortunately, though the homeport for my boat is
    Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canada. The reason I mention this is that I
    hope to sail over to your area as soon as I'm competent to do so  :-)
    
    Cordially,
    
    Courtney
    
    
    On Tue, 2005-09-13 at 19:16, Peter Fogg wrote:
    > Don't know. He seems to have been almost unknown within the English speaking 
    world, so perhaps not. You could go into Amazon.com and try entering his 
    name, and try the same thing with online library catalogues.
    >
    > Here (in the state of New South Wales) we have a great system that makes 
    available all the books  thoughout all the municipal libraries. A book can be 
    ordered from the local library, and turn up there a week or so later from 
    anywhere in the state. I've got to read all sorts of obscure and long out of 
    print books that have been disturbed from a long slumber on the shelves of 
    some little dusty country library.
    >
    > University libraries are another great resource for all kinds of books, if 
    you have access them. Here, again, if you can access one you can access them 
    all, with only a little extra trouble (and expense).
    >
    > If you're unsuccessful; and even if not, I can recommend the books of 
    Bernard Moitessier. He was (is?) from France, was well in front of the 
    inaugeral 'Round the World Race as he rounded Cape Horn. He wrote later that 
    he could not bear the thought of returning to Europe, so kept going, doing 
    another long lap of the Southern Ocean to Tahiti. He thought of sailing 
    ('naviguer' in French) as a mystical pursuit. I think at least some of his 
    books have been translated.
    >
    > That's orrite (You're welcome)
    > PF
    >
    >
    > > Courtney Thomas  wrote:
    > >
    > > Any of his writing available in English ?
    > >
    > > Thank you,
    > > Courtney
    > >
    
    
    

       
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