Barging up the Wye statics the RYA and the Cruising

the RYA and the Cruising Association

This perilous contest transformed yachting from a genteel pastime into a rugged adventure

The lives of the 129 men who vanished alongside Franklin

packed with photos

"Buchan speaks with a good deal of authority… and covers both sailing single-handed and short-handed with a good deal of expertise

Barging up the Wye statics the RYA and the CruisingA comprehensive and richly illustrated history of the once vitally important but long forgotten barge traffic on the River Wye from Roman times to its demise towards the end of the nineteenth century. As well as a detailed account of the barges themselves the goods they carried, and the people who owned and worked on them the book outlines the navigation and towpaths of the river, the wharves and loading places, some of the accidents which occurred