Acerca del autor
ROB MUNDLE OAM is a journalist, broadcaster and bestselling author who grew up on Sydney's northside, initially in Cremorne, then on the northern beaches. His sailing career started as a four-year-old in a tiny sandpit sailboat he shared with his younger brothers, Dennis and Bruce, and the family cat.
A veteran media commentator and competitive sailor, widely regarded as Australia's 'voice of sailing', Rob was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for in recognition of his services to sailing and journalism, in 2013.
Rob is the author of 18 books including his maritime history bestsellers - Bligh, Flinders, Cook, The First Fleet, Great South Land and Under Full Sail. His book on the tragic 54th Sydney Hobart Yacht Race, Fatal Storm, became an international bestseller and was published in six languages.
A competitive sailor since the age of 11, Rob has reported on seven America's Cup matches (including the live international television coverage of Australia's historic victory in 1983), four Olympics and numerous other major events, including the Sydney-Hobart classic for 50 years. He has competed in the Sydney-Hobart on three occasions and won local, state and Australian sailing championships, as well as contested many major international offshore events. Beyond his media and racing activities he was responsible for the introduction of the international Laser and J/24 sailboat classes to Australia
Currently, the media manager for the supermaxi Sydney-Hobart racer, Wild Oats XI, Rob is also on the organising committee of Hamilton Island Race Week, Australia's largest keelboat regatta, and a Director of the Australian National Maritime Museum's Maritime Foundation. Rob was a founder of the Hayman Island Big Boat Series and a past Commodore of Southport Yacht Club on the Gold Coast. He is also the only Australian member of the America's Cup Hall of Fame Selection Committee.
Rob's on-going love of the sea and sailing sees him living at Main Beach on the edge of the Gold Coast Broadwater.
"Sobre este título" puede pertenecer a otra edición de este libro.
Otras ediciones populares con el mismo título
Resultados de la búsqueda para First Fleet
Imagen de archivo
The First Fleet
Librería: THE CROSS Art + Books, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Calificación del vendedor: 2 de 5 estrellas
24.0 x 16.0cms 382pp colour illusts hardcover in dustjacket gift inscription on dedication page very good. This book stresses the 'wherewithall and brilliant' seamanship of the masters and their crews in the day-to-day workings of their ships. Nº de ref. del artículo: 20724412
Comprar usado
EUR 20,16
Envío por EUR 13,96
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen del vendedor
First Fleet
Publicado por
ABC Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 0733332366
ISBN 13: 9780733332364
Antiguo o usado
Secondhand, Hardback
Librería: Book Grocer, Tullamarine, VIC, Australia
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Secondhand, Hardback. , . NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title.Author: Rob MundleFormat: HardbackNumber of Pages: 400The First Fleet - the Creation of a Nation Rob Mundle, bestselling maritime biographer of Bligh, Flinders and Cook, is back on the ocean to tell one of the great stories of expedition under sail: the extraordinary eight-month, 17,000-nautical-mile voyage of the First Fleet. With customary sweep and swell, Mundle puts you alongside 48-year-old Captain Arthur Phillip on the quarterdeck of the Royal Navy escort HMS Sirius, as he commands his small armada of eleven ships, carrying over 1400 men, women and children, to the other side of the world. At the heart of Mundle's story of the First Fleet is the extraordinary seamanship of the masters and their crews in their day-to-day workings on individual ships, battling all that nature could throw at them - from disastrous conditions to disease - in order to fulfil the grand plans and strategic visions of politicians and authorities. To arrive in Sydney Cove in January 1788 with all ships intact and such a low loss of life is a tribute to Phillip, his officers and crews, and to the wherewithal and brilliance of eighteenth-century seamanship. Secondhand, Hardback. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780733332364-SECONDHAND
Comprar usado
EUR 12,22
Envío por EUR 25,38
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen del vendedor
The First Fleet
Publicado por
Harper Collins Publishers, Sydney, 2014
ISBN 10: 0733332366
ISBN 13: 9780733332364
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Librería: Pulp Fiction Murwillumbah, Murwillumbah, NSW, Australia
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Good. Dust jacket is a little chipped on the corners, and a little yellowed on the sides. Otherwise very good. Nº de ref. del artículo: AUSHIS293
Comprar usado
EUR 27,50
Envío por EUR 18,59
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
First Fleet
Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino Unido
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
Paperback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Nº de ref. del artículo: GOR010430172
Comprar usado
EUR 41,51
Envío por EUR 6,45
Se envía de Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Se envía de Reino Unido a Estados Unidos de America
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen de archivo
First Fleet
Publicado por
ABC Books, 2014
ISBN 10: 0733332366
ISBN 13: 9780733332364
Antiguo o usado
Tapa dura
Original o primera edición
Librería: RAS BAZAAR, Stoneville, WA, Australia
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
The First Fleet - the creation of a nation. Rob Mundle, bestselling maritime biographer of Bligh, Flinders and Cook, is back on the ocean to tell one of the great stories of expedition under sail: the extraordinary eight-month, 17,000-nautical-mile voyage of the First Fleet. With customary sweep and swell, Mundle puts you alongside 48-year-old Captain Arthur Phillip on the quarterdeck of the Royal Navy escort HMS Sirius, as he commands his small armada of eleven ships, carrying over 1400 men, women and children, to the other side of the world. At the heart of Mundle's story of the First Fleet is the extraordinary seamanship of the masters and their crews in their day-to-day workings on individual ships, battling all that nature could throw at them - from disastrous conditions to disease - in order to fulfill the grand plans and strategic visions of politicians and authorities. To arrive in Sydney Cove in January 1788 with all ships intact and such a low loss of life is a tribute to Phillip, his officers and crews, and to the wherewithal and brilliance of eighteenth-century seamanship. Nº de ref. del artículo: 1214
Comprar usado
EUR 12,22
Envío por EUR 36,16
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America
Se envía de Australia a Estados Unidos de America
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles
Imagen del vendedor
First Fleet
Librería: Book_Mob, Santa Clarita, CA, Estados Unidos de America
Calificación del vendedor: 5 de 5 estrellas
hardcover. Condición: Good. Clean pages with no markings. Minor wear on edges and corners.The image in this listing is stock photo for reference. Actual item may differ. Any queries, just ask for photos. Your satisfaction matters!Ships same day in most cases!Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Nº de ref. del artículo: Z2-12-01-25-001
Comprar usado
EUR 62,10
Envío por EUR 5,28
Se envía dentro de Estados Unidos de America
Se envía dentro de Estados Unidos de America
Cantidad disponible: 1 disponibles