KEN DUXBURY
Open boat cruising has never been more popular, in the doing or the reading of it; magazines, websites, associations and events around the world attest to it, and of course the countless sailors who just ‘get on with it’ in their own unassuming manner. Two such, some 40 years ago, long before today’s explosion of activity, were Ken Duxbury and his wife B; Ken’s three volumes recounting their adventures in the 18ft Drascombe Lugger Lugworm delighted many, this writer included, at that time, yet the books have been largely unavailable since. Imagine our pleasure at locating Ken still going strong — but as an artist not a sailor these days — enjoying his eighties at home in Cornwall with B. He was thrilled at the prospect of Lugworm sailing again in print, and was even able to provide the negatives for most of the books’ photographs, which will ensure their good reproduction quality.
Lugworm on the Loose describes how Ken and B quit the ‘rat race’ and explored the Greek islands under sail.
Lugworm Homeward Bound recounts their voyage home from Greece to England.
Lugworm Island Hopping has Ken and B exploring the Scilly Isles and the Hebrides.
More than just sailing accounts, the books convey the unique engagement with land and people which is achieved by approaching under sail of the more modest kind.
All the books are illustrated with Ken’s many scenic drawings, maps and photographs.
The Lugworm Chronicles will be published as a set of three hardcover volumes in March 2012, provisional price £30 for the set.
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