Good day! Roger, I am a representative of that part of your audience who loves the sea, yachting and travel without wrappers. Thank you for your work and for not being stingy to share your impressions and experiences with us. For me, you are a teacher and an example. The most attractive thing about simplicity to me is its beauty. Best wishes, Dmitry.
From someone who will probably never set out to sea, thanks so much for the many ways in which you have revealed the nature of that great wilderness to us, and also for sharing your thoughts on this, and on life. Simple sailing is a concept that extends beyond the maritime world, in my mind. And there's no need to be reserved about promoting your work. By promoting it, you help it to sail into more minds. It's only the promotion of worthless things that's a scandal; that which is worthy needs as much promotion as possible.
Your latest book showed up in my recommendations yesterday. Immediate purchase. Thank you Rodger for your efforts in dragging me into the North. A place I didn't know how much I would enjoy. It's been my pleasure sir.
Well first of all: I’m going to buy all 5 and they will have a nice place on board of my new sailboat (Amel Kirk 36). Hopefully we will see more videos and journeys. Many thanks, Merry Christmas from Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Thank you for allowing us to share this literary voyage as we shared the others. Thank you too for the refreshing, honest and non-commercial approach to your books as to your sailing.
I just ordered the fifth book. I love your writing style and skill. As an aside, I bought a little sailboat last Summer (my first), and while sailing off Eastern Nova Scotia, a whale came up immediately in front of my boat. I was absolutely delighted !!!
I enjoyed an old interview with you on Furled Sails podcast years ago. Love your approach and after spending some time cruising a larger boat, I am making plans to Junk Rig a Coronado 23 and upgrade its seaworthiness for coastal cruising in the NorthWest U.S. Would love audio books. Please consider that. For now, I will start with your first book on Kindle. Thanks for the inspiration and "how to"!
Ordered immediately, my (soon to be complete) set of Mingming books is one of my most cherished possessions. Thank you for all the inspiration over the years and I truly hope this isn't the last we hear from you.
A little window into an original thinker, a delight to discover. Having the sea & nature as our mirror & building boats as a creative act. Witnessing the developement & listening to the muses as they see fit to direct & we understand to follow.
I have to admit I've read them back to front. I stumbled upon book 5 by accident and was hooked. Book 4 followed immediately and so on. I'm just about to start number 1 and cant wait for that adventure to start. Roger, what an inspiring, committed, eloquent, writer you are. Your writing style is just fantastic, dry and witty, self deprecating when necessary, never triumphant but we all know that reaching the latitudes you have and bagging the high latitude sea's most people have never heard of is a hell of a personal triumph for you. Thanks so much for a cracking set of books 👍
Many thanks for the kind words, which are very much appreciated. Many thanks too for sticking with the series in reverse. I hope it all made sense when going in the wrong direction!
Audio books would be brilliant! You do have exactly the right voice for it too! Thanks for the sneak peek into your kitchen and writing room. Absolutely magnificent!
Rodger reading your books have been among my best of moments. I love your humble yet so wise approach, you are my favorite sailor to learn from. I wish you heaps of merriment for a long long life, and the keen feeling of knowing what a huge inspiration you have, and always will be to a grateful sailing community. ✍))) Thank You...!!!
Thank You, Mr Roger Taylor. You have been an inspiration for me to sail out in a smaller boat (S.Y. Rolwolk) (see channel TH-cam) to explore northern seascapes, isles and myself. I wrote too, but kept this privately. I love your books, read them all, as they were published along the years. Always explaining new views, details of being at sea, never repeating yourself. Modest too, honest very , the more: full of love. I see the energy of a guardian angel, guarding all followers to really understand your dedication to the very detail, both from outside, more important from your inner self. A guide, a warning and stimulant at the same time, as there is so much to explore, so much to be part of underway. Thank You!, Minimal sailing to the max! And there will be audio versions of your books too? This is the way of the real guardian angel! No use to tell you I bought all your books. Thank you Mr Roger. Thank you very much.
Apologies, I read number two then number four but in my defence I came to them via your videos, which rather mucked up my usual approach to a set of books. I asked, in the comments of a previous video of yours, how did you fill your time? or some such question, and got what seemed a curt response. In book four I got the full answer to my original question and see now how impossible a youtube reply would have been. I recently spent 26 days at sea, sailing, and found my mind went to places it normally never has time to go to and I appreciate you sharing your mental travels. By the way, love the minimalist illustrations.
No problem. If I can risk it - the attraction of your writing, at least for me, is the spare picture of curmudgeondom fighting nature and beauty for the soul of the author. Perhaps, if we strip off enough layers we can be saved.
Hi Roger, I was introduced to your story, books, and videos by a sailing friend of mine. I got a copy of the first book and couldn’t put it down. I love your book, witting, and your style/philosophy of sailing and your incredible adventures. I’m a small boat sailor in Maine and am inspired by what you have done with small boats. Is there an easy way to buy all your books at once? After reading the first book, I know I want to read them all in order and would prefer to order at once rather than one at a time through your website. Id also prefer to order direct from you rather than Amazon. Thanks so much for everything! -Pete
I have read all your books over the years and just finished your fifth. I have thoroughly enjoyed the candid accounts of your journeys and you have taught me much. Thank you.
Wonderful to hear from you again Roger - don't worry, your integrity shines through everything you do. I, too will have a complete set when the new one arrives. I don't think there is any time when I am happier than when sharing your world through reading these uniquely absorbing books. To celebrate the completion of the set I think I will re-read the entire series for the third time! Thank you for improving the world so much by doing what you do and making the considerable effort to share it with us and those who come after us.
I'm a bit of a late bloomer, as always. Learned of and started reading your fourth book recently. Now to my happy surprise, there is another. Fantastic!
I've just finished reading all five books back-to-back (and in order!). Thanks for writing these Roger - I've learnt a lot, thought a lot, and thoroughly enjoyed the reading.
Great to see you again Roger. Even if we won't see another long voyage on the channel, I hope you'll still create some videos. As you put it with the three phases of a voyage, I'd personally love to see you share more about phase one (preparation) even if just for some armchair voyages.
It's a shame if you do not do any more trips, nor write any more books as I have loved every one. I certainly feel the sense of change, as you work through the series. I must say, I prefer the later ones, as your descriptions of the sense of wildness, and sense of being alone, improve as the series progresses. I find immersing oneself in that is a great antidote to the modern world. Just ordered the impossible journey. Amazon has three left now!
Hi Roger, a Merry Christmas to you as well.. Looks like my Christmas wish list is now sorted....VBG,,,,, You have certainly stirred my interest in Junk Rigged Sailing.... Thanks....
Dear Roger. Forgive my familiarity but as I am just about to start your 4th book; I feel I know you. Forgive me , too , as I step gently into your distant watery footprints for another important reason. I have a sister ship to Mingming; Corribee II set up as junk-rig. Her name, as a nod to my late father to whom I grinningly owe all my boat experiences and fascinations, is Valiant II. I could string on in my story but suffice to say, and in conclusion, I was delighted to look up the Chinese translation for the word valiant and it is by no small coincidence, “Yingming”. My journey is just beginning as I gain knowledge and experience with my new-to-me little boat and the transition from Bermuda to Junk rig. Thank you for your experiences and generosity in the world of small boat sailing and to what is possible. Eric. Nova Scotia.
thank you for letting me know about this. you have been an inspiration to me and i look forward to reading your entire collection. purchased the first two just now. will buy the rest as i finish them. should be good thing to do during the quarentine.
Dear Roger, thank you for sharing your experiences of your incredible voyages. I hope this will not be the last book you write. My bookshelf and my imagination are still quite hungry for more stories of the simple sailor. In some of your videos we could see how you constructed the forward foam filled compartments. It seems you have not used pour in foam but sheets of thick black foam instead. Would you be so kind to tell us what exactly you used there and maybe why? Thx
I've enjoyed your books Roger. Best of luck to you in whatever future projects you're involved in. I wonder if you'll ever see your walruses, I hope you do.
Goodness gracious, another video! Mingming II is such an inspiring boat to me for some reason and I've never even stepped on a proper sailing vessel of any size before. Nevertheless I've spent many hours "out there" now, mostly through your videos, and I'll have to see about acquiring the books. Please feel free to promote your work when there's an opportune moment and by all means have your publisher do their part too. They work for _you,_ not the other way around, after all.
Mr Taylor,couple questions, is there a part two of the presentation you gave that is on your tube? In that video you mentioned you wish you had a wood mast, where are you getting your data for your aluminum mast, and how would you build your wood mast? I'm about to convert a 28 foot boat , I'm able to source spar grade sitka spruce , or can buy a light post, is the practical junk rig the best and only info on metal thickness, and wood mast construction? Thanks! Just ordered two more of your books btw, very inspiring!!
Thank you for all the pleasure you have given over the years reading and learning from your experiences, I'll be buying the new one, happy Christmas and all the best for 2020 ' Calico Jack'
Im very glad i looked at this Video and updated myself with all your books Rodger. I puchased MingMing the art of minimal sailing which i enjoyed more than any other sailing books ive read. Your a unique and interesting writer. Not only am i in awe!,of your sailing voyages but also how you must make use of every bit of time to be able to convert your boats , do your writing and make a jordon seris drogue inbetween everything else you do. Although i have cruised Scotland and the islands extensively in a kingfisher 20 sloop singlehanded and my dog i also am converting another kf 20 into junk rig but making slow progress. Hope to emulate parts of your Northern Hemishere cruises in future years. Ps if you do read this can i ask if you took any protection against polar bears when you were so far North? Cheers!
Happy Christmas, that's a great house in a wonderful place, I have just bought the first book off the website, I always like to start at he beginning, cheers.
Finished your last book. Read the five, more or less following your advice. Thank you very much. Really inspiring. Concept, aesthetics, and philosophically unique. You sail as an artisan, making each voyage unique. You suggest at the end of the book that it may be the end of your voyaging. Will Mingming agree?
Hi, Roger. Whilst I agree, that reading in chronological order, might be of benefit; it is less helpful, if one's memories of the last tome have dimmed. So, I shall read it as it comes, and, thank you once again, for your efforts. They are much appreciated.
Thank you Mr. Taylor for this video and the possibility to see a tiny bit of your surroundings! I ordered the new book at once, will enjoy reading it and it will be good to have the complete quintet in the shelf. Is there a way to contact you regarding translation rights (into swedish, in this case). If so, please let me know how! Best regards and happy christmas!
Thanks Roger, was great to hear from you again. This time you are land bound, wandering around your home and taking about your latest book. Have you ever thought of getting them put together as a box set?? Any idea of the price (roughly) in Australian dollars and the cost of shipping to Western Australia?? I'd be keen on buying the set, I know it wont make it over here till early 2020 but if I know before hand I'll know when I can place the order. Anyway, have a great Christmas break, enjoy your latest projects and I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers for now mate... ;-}
Thanks for that. We've only ever sent books out individually, as it's logistically easier to post them in individual envelopes. Also if a a package goes astray, which often happens for overseas orders, there is less loss. There's no money made on overseas orders as it is - there is a £3.50 flat postal rate charge, wherever in the world, but the US cost is actually £8.80 (can't remember Australia cost right now, but probably similar). So the already slim margin is completely eroded. That doesn't matter as it's more important to me that people read the books than I make any money from them.
Roger, Really enjoyed your books, thank you. One thing I've wondered is, why bilge keels? Do they dampen rolling motion? If you discussed it somewhere I'd love to know. Thanks
Bilge keels: easier motion; easier to transport; easier to keep ashore; dries out upright; less draught; less chance of tripping on keel in heavy weather.
Mr Taylor I have a copy of your book “Voyages of a simple sailor”. It has an inscription “To Bernard, from one junk rig sailor to another! ...13 Jan 2009”. Bernard lived on board his junk rig Spray in Hong Kong. Did you by any chance give Bernard this copy?
I look forward to the videos 'Rodger' puts up on this platform (YT) i love anything and everything to do with sailing,, and all put up for free by 'Rodger'... no need to be a patron to get extra footage ect... i cringe at a lot of the channels on YT, almost begging for moneys to be sent through one of the many funding sites,, keep the vids coming please Rodger.. I look forward to the new book. (audio books are a great idea, and will be very popular)
Depuis la disparition de l'éditeur "la decouvrance’’, il n'y a pas eu de traduction en français de vos livres. Une édition en français est elle prévue ? Sinon je ferai l'effort de les lire en anglais, même si c'est beaucoup plus difficile pour moi parce que je les apprécie beaucoup.
Bien sûr, la faillite de La Découvrance était dommage. Etant donné la réussite de mes livres en France : Prix Henri-Queffélec, Prix Abatros, finaliste pour le Prix Gens de Mer, j’aimerais bien trouver un nouvel éditeur pour relancer mes oeuvres. Malheureusement, il n’y a rien prévu pour le moment.
if you are going to all the trouble of writing books, and expect us to go to all the trouble of reading them, you can at least spend a bit of time explaining why these two pursuits have been entered into, I.E promoting them, you have some interesting ideas with some validation from the success(i.e survival) of your ventures. So go you good thing, go out and promote, you have some wisdom, and this is a world that certainly needs more wisdom.
Thank you Mr. Taylor for this video and the possibility to see a tiny bit of your surroundings! I ordered the new book at once, will enjoy reading it and it will be good to have the complete quintet in the shelf. Is there a way to contact you regarding translation rights (into swedish, in this case). If so, please let me know how! Best regards and happy christmas!
It makes me so happy to know there are still men like this in the world.
Roger, It has been 2 years. please make a video. thank you sir!
My wife is getting me this for Christmas this year. Can’t hardly wait. Thanks again for all the inspiration and wondrous videos.
Many thanks for the kind words. Hope you enjoy them!
Good day! Roger, I am a representative of that part of your audience who loves the sea, yachting and travel without wrappers. Thank you for your work and for not being stingy to share your impressions and experiences with us. For me, you are a teacher and an example. The most attractive thing about simplicity to me is its beauty. Best wishes, Dmitry.
From someone who will probably never set out to sea, thanks so much for the many ways in which you have revealed the nature of that great wilderness to us, and also for sharing your thoughts on this, and on life. Simple sailing is a concept that extends beyond the maritime world, in my mind.
And there's no need to be reserved about promoting your work. By promoting it, you help it to sail into more minds. It's only the promotion of worthless things that's a scandal; that which is worthy needs as much promotion as possible.
I always wonder when you will come back. We are sailors in Thailand and have your books and talk about you. Post some updates Sir. God Speed.
Your latest book showed up in my recommendations yesterday. Immediate purchase. Thank you Rodger for your efforts in dragging me into the North. A place I didn't know how much I would enjoy. It's been my pleasure sir.
Well first of all: I’m going to buy all 5 and they will have a nice place on board of my new sailboat (Amel Kirk 36). Hopefully we will see more videos and journeys. Many thanks, Merry Christmas from Chiang Mai, Thailand.
Thank you for allowing us to share this literary voyage as we shared the others. Thank you too for the refreshing, honest and non-commercial approach to your books as to your sailing.
Roger, we need you back.
I just ordered the fifth book. I love your writing style and skill. As an aside, I bought a little sailboat last Summer (my first), and while sailing off Eastern Nova Scotia, a whale came up immediately in front of my boat. I was absolutely delighted !!!
I enjoyed an old interview with you on Furled Sails podcast years ago. Love your approach and after spending some time cruising a larger boat, I am making plans to Junk Rig a Coronado 23 and upgrade its seaworthiness for coastal cruising in the NorthWest U.S. Would love audio books. Please consider that. For now, I will start with your first book on Kindle. Thanks for the inspiration and "how to"!
Ordered immediately, my (soon to be complete) set of Mingming books is one of my most cherished possessions. Thank you for all the inspiration over the years and I truly hope this isn't the last we hear from you.
A little window into an original thinker, a delight to discover. Having the sea & nature as our mirror & building boats as a creative act. Witnessing the developement & listening to the muses as they see fit to direct & we understand to follow.
I have to admit I've read them back to front. I stumbled upon book 5 by accident and was hooked. Book 4 followed immediately and so on. I'm just about to start number 1 and cant wait for that adventure to start. Roger, what an inspiring, committed, eloquent, writer you are. Your writing style is just fantastic, dry and witty, self deprecating when necessary, never triumphant but we all know that reaching the latitudes you have and bagging the high latitude sea's most people have never heard of is a hell of a personal triumph for you. Thanks so much for a cracking set of books 👍
Many thanks for the kind words, which are very much appreciated. Many thanks too for sticking with the series in reverse. I hope it all made sense when going in the wrong direction!
@Homie I sail a little Drascombe Dabber on the sea loch I live beside. Mingming II is ashore here.
Audio books would be brilliant! You do have exactly the right voice for it too! Thanks for the sneak peek into your kitchen and writing room. Absolutely magnificent!
Hope your still going to put out video's.
Rodger reading your books have been among my best of moments. I love your humble yet so wise approach, you are my favorite sailor to learn from. I wish you heaps of merriment for a long long life, and the keen feeling of knowing what a huge inspiration you have, and always will be to a grateful sailing community. ✍))) Thank You...!!!
I've enjoyed your books so much and often think of the lessons I've learned in them. Thanks, Roger!
Thank You, Mr Roger Taylor. You have been an inspiration for me to sail out in a smaller boat (S.Y. Rolwolk) (see channel TH-cam) to explore northern seascapes, isles and myself. I wrote too, but kept this privately. I love your books, read them all, as they were published along the years. Always explaining new views, details of being at sea, never repeating yourself. Modest too, honest very , the more: full of love. I see the energy of a guardian angel, guarding all followers to really understand your dedication to the very detail, both from outside, more important from your inner self. A guide, a warning and stimulant at the same time, as there is so much to explore, so much to be part of underway. Thank You!, Minimal sailing to the max! And there will be audio versions of your books too? This is the way of the real guardian angel! No use to tell you I bought all your books. Thank you Mr Roger. Thank you very much.
Apologies, I read number two then number four but in my defence I came to them via your videos, which rather mucked up my usual approach to a set of books.
I asked, in the comments of a previous video of yours, how did you fill your time? or some such question, and got what seemed a curt response. In book four I got the full answer to my original question and see now how impossible a youtube reply would have been. I recently spent 26 days at sea, sailing, and found my mind went to places it normally never has time to go to and I appreciate you sharing your mental travels. By the way, love the minimalist illustrations.
Many thanks and apologies if I appeared curt. It was certainly not deliberate.
No problem.
If I can risk it - the attraction of your writing, at least for me, is the spare picture of curmudgeondom fighting nature and beauty for the soul of the author. Perhaps, if we strip off enough layers we can be saved.
And a Happy New Year. Thank You
Hello mister Roger, what is your next trip ? I enjoy your manner to sail 👍 when do you edit a french version ?
Hi Roger,
I was introduced to your story, books, and videos by a sailing friend of mine. I got a copy of the first book and couldn’t put it down. I love your book, witting, and your style/philosophy of sailing and your incredible adventures. I’m a small boat sailor in Maine and am inspired by what you have done with small boats.
Is there an easy way to buy all your books at once? After reading the first book, I know I want to read them all in order and would prefer to order at once rather than one at a time through your website. Id also prefer to order direct from you rather than Amazon.
Thanks so much for everything!
-Pete
I have read all your books over the years and just finished your fifth. I have thoroughly enjoyed the candid accounts of your journeys and you have taught me much. Thank you.
Many thanks for the kind words. Much appreciated.
Wonderful to hear from you again Roger - don't worry, your integrity shines through everything you do.
I, too will have a complete set when the new one arrives. I don't think there is any time when I am happier than when sharing your world through reading these uniquely absorbing books. To celebrate the completion of the set I think I will re-read the entire series for the third time!
Thank you for improving the world so much by doing what you do and making the considerable effort to share it with us and those who come after us.
Happy New Year Roger. Thank you for passing on your sailing knowledge. I wish you all the very best for 2022.
Many thanks and a Happy New Year to you too.
Great books, highly recommended for single hand sailing.
I'm a bit of a late bloomer, as always. Learned of and started reading your fourth book recently. Now to my happy surprise, there is another. Fantastic!
I've just finished reading all five books back-to-back (and in order!). Thanks for writing these Roger - I've learnt a lot, thought a lot, and thoroughly enjoyed the reading.
Thanks for buying the books and for your kind comments. Much appreciated.
Great to see you again Roger.
Even if we won't see another long voyage on the channel, I hope you'll still create some videos. As you put it with the three phases of a voyage, I'd personally love to see you share more about phase one (preparation) even if just for some armchair voyages.
It's a shame if you do not do any more trips, nor write any more books as I have loved every one. I certainly feel the sense of change, as you work through the series. I must say, I prefer the later ones, as your descriptions of the sense of wildness, and sense of being alone, improve as the series progresses. I find immersing oneself in that is a great antidote to the modern world. Just ordered the impossible journey. Amazon has three left now!
Merry Christmas Rodger!
Just bought Voyages of a Simple Sailor on Kindle. I've always enjoyed your videos.
THANKS for your good work, caring and sharing.
Merry Christmas to you and your family Roger, good luck with the book sales and thank you for the interesting entertainment on youtube over the years.
Very well done Roger - u continue to inspire in ur very modest way!
Hi Roger, a Merry Christmas to you as well.. Looks like my Christmas wish list is now sorted....VBG,,,,,
You have certainly stirred my interest in Junk Rigged Sailing.... Thanks....
Dear Roger. Forgive my familiarity but as I am just about to start your 4th book; I feel I know you. Forgive me , too , as I step gently into your distant watery footprints for another important reason. I have a sister ship to Mingming; Corribee II set up as junk-rig. Her name, as a nod to my late father to whom I grinningly owe all my boat experiences and fascinations, is Valiant II. I could string on in my story but suffice to say, and in conclusion, I was delighted to look up the Chinese translation for the word valiant and it is by no small coincidence, “Yingming”. My journey is just beginning as I gain knowledge and experience with my new-to-me little boat and the transition from Bermuda to Junk rig.
Thank you for your experiences and generosity in the world of small boat sailing and to what is possible. Eric. Nova Scotia.
Many thanks for the kind words, which are much appreciated, and good luck for your future sailing adventures.
thank you for letting me know about this. you have been an inspiration to me and i look forward to reading your entire collection. purchased the first two just now. will buy the rest as i finish them. should be good thing to do during the quarentine.
Glad to finally see a new video. Will be ordering the whole library. :)
Fair Winds!
Dear Roger, thank you for sharing your experiences of your incredible voyages. I hope this will not be the last book you write. My bookshelf and my imagination are still quite hungry for more stories of the simple sailor.
In some of your videos we could see how you constructed the forward foam filled compartments. It seems you have not used pour in foam but sheets of thick black foam instead. Would you be so kind to tell us what exactly you used there and maybe why? Thx
I've enjoyed your books Roger. Best of luck to you in whatever future projects you're involved in. I wonder if you'll ever see your walruses, I hope you do.
Goodness gracious, another video! Mingming II is such an inspiring boat to me for some reason and I've never even stepped on a proper sailing vessel of any size before. Nevertheless I've spent many hours "out there" now, mostly through your videos, and I'll have to see about acquiring the books. Please feel free to promote your work when there's an opportune moment and by all means have your publisher do their part too. They work for _you,_ not the other way around, after all.
Mr Taylor,couple questions, is there a part two of the presentation you gave that is on your tube? In that video you mentioned you wish you had a wood mast, where are you getting your data for your aluminum mast, and how would you build your wood mast? I'm about to convert a 28 foot boat , I'm able to source spar grade sitka spruce , or can buy a light post, is the practical junk rig the best and only info on metal thickness, and wood mast construction?
Thanks! Just ordered two more of your books btw, very inspiring!!
Thank you for all the pleasure you have given over the years reading and learning from your experiences, I'll be buying the new one, happy Christmas and all the best for 2020 ' Calico Jack'
Im very glad i looked at this Video and updated myself with all your books Rodger.
I puchased MingMing the art of minimal sailing which i enjoyed more than any other sailing books ive read.
Your a unique and interesting writer.
Not only am i in awe!,of your sailing voyages but also how you must make use of every bit of time to be able to convert your boats , do your writing and make a jordon seris drogue inbetween everything else you do.
Although i have cruised Scotland and the islands extensively in a kingfisher 20 sloop singlehanded and my dog i also am converting another kf 20 into junk rig but making slow progress.
Hope to emulate parts of your Northern Hemishere cruises in future years.
Ps if you do read this can i ask if you took any protection against polar
bears when you were so far North?
Cheers!
Happy Christmas, that's a great house in a wonderful place, I have just bought the first book off the website, I always like to start at he beginning, cheers.
Finished your last book. Read the five, more or less following your advice. Thank you very much. Really inspiring. Concept, aesthetics, and philosophically unique. You sail as an artisan, making each voyage unique. You suggest at the end of the book that it may be the end of your voyaging. Will Mingming agree?
Thanks for your kind words. Mingming, mostly, does as she is told.
Hi, Roger.
Whilst I agree, that reading in chronological order, might be of benefit; it is less helpful, if one's memories of the last tome have dimmed.
So, I shall read it as it comes, and, thank you once again, for your efforts.
They are much appreciated.
A new book to read, this is very good. :)
Thank you Mr. Taylor for this video and the possibility to see a tiny
bit of your surroundings! I ordered the new book at once, will enjoy
reading it and it will be good to have the complete quintet in the
shelf. Is there a way to contact you regarding translation rights (into
swedish, in this case). If so, please let me know how!
Best regards and happy christmas!
was not aware of the books... going to order the first one to get started. -Dave Vancouver
Thanks Roger, was great to hear from you again. This time you are land bound, wandering around your home and taking about your latest book. Have you ever thought of getting them put together as a box set?? Any idea of the price (roughly) in Australian dollars and the cost of shipping to Western Australia?? I'd be keen on buying the set, I know it wont make it over here till early 2020 but if I know before hand I'll know when I can place the order. Anyway, have a great Christmas break, enjoy your latest projects and I look forward to hearing from you. Cheers for now mate... ;-}
Thanks for that. We've only ever sent books out individually, as it's logistically easier to post them in individual envelopes. Also if a a package goes astray, which often happens for overseas orders, there is less loss. There's no money made on overseas orders as it is - there is a £3.50 flat postal rate charge, wherever in the world, but the US cost is actually £8.80 (can't remember Australia cost right now, but probably similar). So the already slim margin is completely eroded. That doesn't matter as it's more important to me that people read the books than I make any money from them.
Roger,
Really enjoyed your books, thank you. One thing I've wondered is, why bilge keels? Do they dampen rolling motion? If you discussed it somewhere I'd love to know. Thanks
Bilge keels: easier motion; easier to transport; easier to keep ashore; dries out upright; less draught; less chance of tripping on keel in heavy weather.
starting first book! thank you!
Great video
Please inform where possible arrange all books?
Books is in english language?
Mr Taylor I have a copy of your book “Voyages of a simple sailor”. It has an inscription “To Bernard, from one junk rig sailor to another! ...13 Jan 2009”. Bernard lived on board his junk rig Spray in Hong Kong. Did you by any chance give Bernard this copy?
By the date he would have bought it at the London Boat Show, where I was doing a book signing.
@@junkmingjunkming235 Thanks! Nice to know that I have a genuine signed copy!
I look forward to the videos 'Rodger' puts up on this platform (YT) i love anything and everything to do with sailing,, and all put up for free by 'Rodger'... no need to be a patron to get extra footage ect... i cringe at a lot of the channels on YT, almost begging for moneys to be sent through one of the many funding sites,, keep the vids coming please Rodger.. I look forward to the new book. (audio books are a great idea, and will be very popular)
Depuis la disparition de l'éditeur "la decouvrance’’, il n'y a pas eu de traduction en français de vos livres. Une édition en français est elle prévue ? Sinon je ferai l'effort de les lire en anglais, même si c'est beaucoup plus difficile pour moi parce que je les apprécie beaucoup.
Bien sûr, la faillite de La Découvrance était dommage. Etant donné la réussite de mes livres en France : Prix Henri-Queffélec, Prix Abatros, finaliste pour le Prix Gens de Mer, j’aimerais bien trouver un nouvel éditeur pour relancer mes oeuvres. Malheureusement, il n’y a rien prévu pour le moment.
@@junkming I guess I will make progress in english reading your books 🙂
Роджер, доброго дня! Как дела? Сколько дней вы были в море в 2021 году?
Привет Дмитрий! Я не был в море в этом году, к сожалению.
@@rogertaylor3698 Привет! Жаль. А когда планируете?
Are all these books still available? My GF wants to know what to get me for Christmas.
Yes - all available on my website - thesimplesailor.com
@@junkming nice! Thank you.
Is there a value pack if she buys all?
I share your pragmatic approach to moving a boat. My GF doesn't. Lol. She likes the frivolities of travel.
Roger, time for an update?
Does anyone know where the books are available for sale?
Details are in the expanded introduction above.
@@junkming Oh yes, thanks
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Have you retired Roger?
if you are going to all the trouble of writing books, and expect us to go to all the trouble of reading them, you can at least spend a bit of time explaining why these two pursuits have been entered into, I.E promoting them, you have some interesting ideas with some validation from the success(i.e survival) of your ventures. So go you good thing, go out and promote, you have some wisdom, and this is a world that certainly needs more wisdom.
Thank you Mr. Taylor for this video and the possibility to see a tiny
bit of your surroundings! I ordered the new book at once, will enjoy
reading it and it will be good to have the complete quintet in the
shelf. Is there a way to contact you regarding translation rights (into
swedish, in this case). If so, please let me know how!
Best regards and happy christmas!
Thank you for your interest, Mikael. You can email me at junkming@live.co.uk