Canvas Flying, Seagulls Crying by Justin Tyers
by Naomi Webb, Bloomsbury Publishing 14 Jun 2014 11:37 BST
14 June 2014
From Scottish Lochs to Celtic Shores
Publishing 3rd July 2014
Justin and Linda Tyers lost everything in a devastating house fire. But they embraced that as an opportunity to start a new life by building a boat as amateurs, starting with the trees!
And then they set sail. This book follows Justin and Linda's adventures along the Celtic shores, from the Western Isles of Scotland, down the Irish and English coasts, and then across to North Brittany in their beautiful sailing home. It is a voyage packed with the inevitable dramatic incidents that occur when you have two relatively inexperienced sailors handling a yacht that's really too big for them – running aground, having very close shaves and almost being shipwrecked.
This book is a portrait of everyday life aboard a boat where there are no normal days. Justin has an unceasing ability to attract the most fascinating and eccentric characters wherever he goes, and his brilliant eye for the natural humour in any situation as well as his wonderful, lyrical turn of phrase make this a unique and witty piece of travel writing.
Evocative, eventful and frequently funny, Canvas Flying, Seagulls Crying is an endearing account of an enviable life. Justin is a professional artist, and the book features many of his exquisite etchings.
Justin Tyers and his wife live aboard the classic yacht that they built from wood, and often consider remote parts of the Hebrides their natural home.
Canvas Flying, Seagulls Crying will be available in both paperback and EPUB eBook formats.