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Riddle of the Sands..

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Peter Mulvany

Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 10:31

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have just finished reading Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers, and have to say that after a slow start is was a great read...a real boys own adventure story based on a sailing adventure in 1903 when there was no auxiliary motorised power nor domestic batteries..all paraffin lamps and honest hard work..

Well worth a read...

Peter

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Nick Spalding

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 11:11

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 227

Reading in the past but posting in the future:
> Date: Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:31:31 GMT

Regards, Nick

On Sun, 4 Mar 2012 10:31:31 GMT, IWAI forum Peter Mulvany wrote, in
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>Posted at: [www.iwai.ie]
>Peter Mulvany wrote:
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>have just finished reading Riddle of the Sands, by Erskine Childers, and have to say that after a slow start is was a great read...a real boys own adventure story based on a sailing adventure in 1903 when there was no auxiliary motorised power nor domestic batteries..all paraffin lamps and honest hard work..
>
>Well worth a read...
>
>Peter

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Zara Brady

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 12:41

Registered: 2 years ago
Posts: 84

Now get the DVD – starring Michael York, Jenny Agutter and Simon MacCorkindale! –
their accents, their jumpers and their earnestness alone deserved Oscars.

Wasn’t it fascinating that everything Childers wrote about in 1903,
i.e. discovering a German plot to invade the East Coast of England with a flotilla,
actually came to pass years later in the War?

I found it difficult follow some of the maps which were included in the
Book, but using Google Maps it really brings the voyage to life and give
a whole new dimension to the story.

Good cracking read!

Zara Brady

“Why Not”

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lurkinginthereeds1

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 14:15

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 32

I definately second that about watching the movie , anything featuring Jenny Agutter rocks my boat ever since "Walkabout". This is by way of a test message ,a first from me direct to forum . Richie

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 04/03/2012 14:16 by lurkinginthereeds1.

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OceanFroggie

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 14:21

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Quote:
lurkinginthereeds1
I definately second that about watching the movie , anything featuring Jenny Agutter rocks my boat ever since "Walkabout". This is by way of a test message ,a first from me direct to forum . Richie

Yes I remember the Norfolk broads featuring well in one of her movies "the eagle has landed" starring Michael Caine about a Nazi plot to assassinate Churchill. The riddle of the sands was a classic.

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OceanFroggie

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Kieran Kearns

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 19:29

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Posts: 543

mick.

Looks like just you and I left online at the mo.

Does this mean you have moved over to try the forum instead of the email.

Regards
kieran

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Mick Farrell

Re: Re: Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 19:51

Registered: 5 years ago
Posts: 2,998

If that's for me Kieran, I just popped in to answer a few PM's. Only just
logged on so still at the e-mail reading stage. Quite a few on the new
channel.....very chatty bunch it seems..!!

M(W&W)F

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Peter Mulvany

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 23:09

Registered: 4 years ago
Posts: 33

Zara
What year was the DVD published ?
Peter

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fergal butler

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
04 March, 2012 23:55

Registered: 4 years ago
Posts: 411

If you want to watch now [www.youtube.com]#!

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j doyle

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
05 March, 2012 01:48

Registered: 3 years ago
Posts: 220

Testing Testing

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Zara Brady

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
05 March, 2012 10:23

Registered: 2 years ago
Posts: 84

I have just checked www.amazon.co.uk
and Riddle of the Sands is available in DVD format
from about £ 2.60 (sterling).

The Director is listed as Tony Maylam.
There 2005 & 2007 versions.

To locate it quickly – Google the following:

Amazon.co.uk: The Riddle of the Sands (DVD): Michael York

Zara

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Dermot Mangan

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
05 March, 2012 13:04

Registered: 3 years ago
Posts: 294

I read this when I was 12 in 1960. It helped me to realise that there was a lot more to reading than comics.
I also enjoyed the movie. Jenny Agutter is amazing - The Railway Children, Walkabout, Logans Run etc.

Dermot,
Cheetah 304.

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Thomas Kirby

Re: Riddle of the Sands..
06 March, 2012 05:53

Registered: 3 years ago
Posts: 289

Read the book (riveting), Have the video (very entertaining) and have lived in Nordenham, right up there in that region for 7 years and sailed all those waters in a small 27-footer belonging to a near alcoholic old friend for most of those years.

Everything Childers encountered tide and stream-wise holds true to this day. Navigation around & between those islands teaches you to watch out for the channels marked by tall sticks, and tide flow charts are a must. Landscapes are dreary, though. Everything above the horizon is man-made, except for Helgoland, which actually has some rock & cliffs.

Tom K.

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