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I have a few copies of my book, Voyage of the Ika Roa, for sale. Copies are available from https://bigwords-books.co.nz. Please ignore the out of stock notice, I do have a few copies left. This is the story…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Robert Hughes Jul 8, 2022.
Voyage of the Ika Roa book
Are you stuck in lockdown? Want something to read? I still have copies of my book for sale, available from: …Continue
Started Feb 13, 2021
Voyage of the Ika Roa book
I have copies of my book for sale - Voyage of the Ika Roa. This travel memoir tells how we built Ika Roa in England back in the 1980s and sailed to New Zealand. This was in the days of sextant navigation and pre internet. Every landfall was an…Continue
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Started Oct 11, 2020
Voyage of the Ika Roa book
BOOKS FOR SALE - Now that postage is getting (almost) back to normal again after the covid-19 lockdown, you might want to read my book Voyage of the Ika Roa.Voyage of the Ika Roa is a travel memoir. We built Ika Roa in Nottingham, England back in…Continue
Tags: travel, Narai, catamaran, Wharram, book
Started Jun 28, 2020
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"I bought a copy of this book, but I have got to say, it was quite disappointing.
It's a kind of travelogue at sea, but there was very little technical stuff about sailing. Admittedly I haven't read all of it. I'm not interested in…"
"Hey Heather just bought a copy
Cheers
R
WA"
"My copy arrived today, thanks very much Heather. Pretty quick considering it's travelled from the other side of the world. It's great inspiration for me, as it was waiting here when I got home from the boatyard, reassembling my…"
"Thanks Heather, that's great ! I've put the order in and I'm looking forward to reading your book
Cheers
Rob"
"Hi Rob,
Thinking about postage...since I only have a few copies of my book left, and I'd like to get them out to people who want to read them, I could waive the extra postage. This means the book is going for half price. :-)
Heather"
"Hi Rob,
Thanks for contacting me. If you order the book through Bigwords, I'll then send another invoice for the extra postage ($14.50).
Heather"
"Hi Heather,
I've just been on the Bigwords Books site. It seems to automatically apply a $5.50 NZ shipping charge, but says to contact the author for overseas orders. I'm in the UK, can you tell me how much it costs to get one…"
Voyage of the Ika Roa book
I have a few copies of my book, Voyage of the Ika Roa, for sale. Copies are available from https://bigwords-books.co.nz. Please ignore the out of stock notice, I do have a few copies left. This is the story of building Ika Roa in England and sailing to New Zealand in the 1980s - those pre-technology days where we used sextant, charts and a trailing log.See More
Voyage of the Ika Roa book
Are you stuck in lockdown? Want something to read? I still have copies of my book for sale, available from: https://bigwords-books.co.nz/product/voyage-of-the-ika-roa-heather-whelanA real life adventure story of how a couple with no boat-building or sailing experience built a catamaran and sailed it from England to New Zealand in the 1970s. This is the author’s true account of her journey, where she learned…See More
Voyage of the Ika Roa book
I have copies of my book for sale - Voyage of the Ika Roa. This travel memoir tells how we built Ika Roa in England back in the 1980s and sailed to New Zealand. This was in the days of sextant navigation and pre internet. Every landfall was an adventure. Copies are available from: https://bigwords-books.co.nz/product/voyage-of-the-ika-roa-heather-whelan/ (please ignore out of stock notice, this is a…See More
Voyage of the Ika Roa book
BOOKS FOR SALE - Now that postage is getting (almost) back to normal again after the covid-19 lockdown, you might want to read my book Voyage of the Ika Roa.Voyage of the Ika Roa is a travel memoir. We built Ika Roa in Nottingham, England back in the 1980s and sailed to New Zealand. Those were the days of sextant navigation and pre-internet...Copies are available from: …See More
"Hi Rob, yes it's the same. Heather"
"Hi Heather,
Is it the same for UK?
Thanks
Rob"
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Voyage of the Ika Roa is a travel story. We built Ika Roa in Nottingham, England and sailed to New Zealand. Copies are available from: http://bigwords-books.com/product/voyage-of-the-ika-roa-heather-whelan/
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Posted on November 15, 2019 at 6:32pm
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