{"product_id":"people-of-the-sea","title":"People of the Sea","description":"\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003ch1 class=\"product_title entry-title\"\u003ePeople of the Sea\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"woocommerce-product-details__short-description\"\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJames Wharram\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch5\u003ewith Hanneke Boon \u003c\/h5\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLong before Western man ‘discovered’ them, the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeople of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e, as many inhabitants of the South Pacific islands called themselves, had a vibrant, socially sophisticated culture in which travel on water played an essential part.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003esixty-five years\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eJames Wharram has designed, built, and sailed craft of Polynesian double canoe form, demonstrating with them that the sea, far from being a\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ebarrier\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebetween the islands, is their\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ehighway\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ocean voyages of James and his team culminated in their circumnavigation in the stunning 63ft\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSpirit of Gaia\u003c\/em\u003e, during which they explored the lands and cultures of their craft’s spiritual home — the Polynesian islands.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the lifetime of creativity and discovery James describes in this book, many modern\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ePeople of the Sea\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eare sailing the world’s oceans, seas, coasts and rivers in craft they have built for themselves to James Wharram designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Wharram\u003c\/strong\u003e’s life was changed forever when, in his early twenties, he saw Thor Heyerdahl’s film of the\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eKon Tiki\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003evoyage, and in Manchester Central Library encountered a book on Polynesian double canoe sailing craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe determined to disprove Heyerdahl’s assertion that Polynesia could have been settled only from South America, and not from south-east Asia, which would require craft more sophisticated than a balsa raft.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHe has dedicated his working life to demonstrating the seaworthiness, windward ability and practicality of the Polynesian double canoe form, and has probably sailed more sea miles in craft of this pattern — all to his own design — than any other person.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e","brand":"Lodestar Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":35836320514206,"sku":"BKS9781907206504","price":14.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0404\/8951\/7214\/products\/Product-Shot-People-of-the-Sea.jpg?v=1728661509","url":"https:\/\/arthurbeale.co.uk\/products\/people-of-the-sea","provider":"Arthur Beale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}