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In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the Finnish four-masted barque Moshulu for a 'round-the-world' voyage transiting .

In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the Finnish four-masted barque Moshulu for a 'round-the-world' voyage transiting between Europe and Australia. It was the toughest imaginable introduction to the sailor's life. Few of the crew spoke English. Learning the Ropes: An Apprentice on the Last of the Windjammers Hardcover – September 7, 1999. by Eric Newby (Author).

Learning the Ropes book. In fact, two more grain races followed the 1939 race in which Newby participated, with the last race being held in 1949.

Learning the Ropes: An Apprentice in the Last of the Windjammers (1999). The Guardian obituary (Edward Mace George) Eric Newby: Idiosyncratic travel writer from another age, and author of the classic A Short Walk in the Hindu Kush. The Times obituary Eric Newby. Departures and Arrivals (1999). a b c d e f g h i j k Nicholas Wroe, "Around the world in 80 ways", The Guardian, 9 June 2001. Eric Newby", Fellows Remembered, The Royal Society of Literature.

In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the Finnish four-masted barque Moshulu for a 'round-the-world' . It was the toughest imaginable introduction to the sailor's life

In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the Finnish four-masted barque Moshulu for a 'round-the-world' voyage transiting between Europe and Australia. More extraordinary still, between his shifts he managed to photograph day-to-day life aboard the antique vessel, and on others like her in various ports of call.

an apprentice in the last of the windjammers. Published 2000 by John Murray in London. Journeys, Moshulu (Ship), Ocean travel, Pictorial works, Sailing ships, Voyages and travels, Windjammers (Sailing ships). There's no description for this book yet.

In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the four-masted barque "Moshulu" for a. .DuncanHill: "Learning the Ropes" contains the photographs taken by Newby on the voyage which he wrote up as "The Last Grain Race". The two books are natural companions.

In 1938, Eric Newby signed on as an apprentice on the four-masted barque "Moshulu" for a round-the-world voyage to carry grain to Europe from the Australian wheat belt. In this book, Newby looks back to his young self and his days on board "Moshulu". No current Talk conversations about this book.

George Eric Newby was born on a wild December night in Barnes .

George Eric Newby was born on a wild December night in Barnes, south-west London in 1919. He was educated at St Paul's School, but was removed by his father, because he was poor at maths, and started work in a West End advertising agency, where he was "too unimportant to be sacked". His first book, The Last Grain Race, which was not published until 1956, is the story of how this boat won what turned out to be the last grain race.

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