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Welcome to my channel. My name is Roger D. Taylor. I have been ocean sailing for over fifty years and making youtube videos about my voyages for about 16 years. I have written six best-selling books about my various voyages and a book about the sea loch and mountains where I live in the Highlands of Scotland. All my books are available in hard copy and ebook formats. They are, in chronological order: Voyages of a SImple Sailor Mingming & the Art of Minimal Ocean Sailing Mingming & the Tonic of Wildness Mingming II & the Islands of the Ice Mingming II & the Impossible Voyage Travels Through a Window. My next book should be out later in 2024: The Untold Voyage I also translate maritime literature: Rogue Waves: Anatomy of a Monster by Michel Olagnon (Adlard Coles 2017) The Adventures of Laforest-Dombourg Vols 1& 2 by Eric Gautier Find out more at: https://www.laforest-dombourg.uk https:// www.thesimplesailor.com https://www.thefitzroypress.com

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I go into the boatshed to give viewers a sneak preview of Mingming III. Learn more at https://www.thesimplesailor.com https://www.thefitzroypress.com https://www.laforest-dombourg.uk All my books are available online in hard copy and ebook formats: Voyages of a Simple Sailor Mingming & the Art of...
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After 5 years of Youtube inaction, I reboot my channel with news of some new books and plans for Mingming III. Find out more at: https://www.laforest-dombourg.uk https://www.thesimplesailor.com https://www.thefitzroypress.com The new book titles are: Travels Through a Window by Roger D. Taylor The...
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Today I received the first copies of my latest book, so for the first time I have made a short video talking about the five books I have written over the last thirteen years. They are, in order of publication: Voyages of a Simple Sailor Mingming & the Art of Minimal Ocean Sailing Mingming & the Tonic...
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Mingming II arrives back at Whitehills to complete her c.4000 mile Arctic voyage. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II arrives back at Whitehills to complete her c.4000 mile Arctic voyage. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II gets to within six miles of home after more than 3500 miles of voyaging. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II gets to within six miles of home after more than 3500 miles of voyaging. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II works hard to position herself between Shetland and the North Sea oil rigs. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II works hard to position herself between Shetland and the North Sea oil rigs. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II meets more heavy weather as she makes her way south through the Norwegian Sea. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II meets more heavy weather as she makes her way south through the Norwegian Sea. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II is held up in the Norwegian Sea by headwinds and an adverse current. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II is held up in the Norwegian Sea by headwinds and an adverse current. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II meets mixed weather as she runs the gauntlet of the jet stream. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II meets mixed weather as she runs the gauntlet of the jet stream. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II makes fast southing running under bare poles. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II makes fast southing running under bare poles. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II passes Bear Island and is becalmed in the Norwegian Sea. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II passes Bear Island and is becalmed in the Norwegian Sea. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II continues her voyage home, passing the island of Hopen. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com
Mingming II continues her voyage home, passing the island of Hopen. Learn more at www.thesimplesailor.com

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