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Time on Ice: A Winter Voyage to Antarctica |  | Authors: Deborah Shapiro, Rolf Bjelke
Publisher: International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
List Price: $27.95
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Rating:  10 reviews
Sales Rank: 1424686
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1
Pages: 304
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.5
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 0070063990
Dewey Decimal Number: 910.91631
EAN: 9780070063990
ASIN: 0070063990
Publication Date: September 1, 1997
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Amazon.com Review
In 1989, Deborah Shapiro and Rolf Bjelke willingly set sail for a land of ice and snow. Their goal (reminiscent of the Age of Exploration): to captain a 40-foot sailboat, the Northern Light, from Sweden to the Antarctic Peninsula and back, and overwinter in one of the earth's most beautiful yet inhospitable places. During the 28,000-nautical-mile trip, they endured battering seas, treacherous ice flows, and complete isolation while frozen at the bottom of the world. Time on Ice is the result of their struggles and ultimate achievement. In alternating chapters, the married coauthors recount a remarkable three-year odyssey that peaks with their interment in an Antarctic winter. But the awe-inspiring vistas, seldom-seen wildlife, and personal discoveries far outweigh the dangers. This is a fascinating journey to one of the world's wildest and loneliest places.
Product Description
Nonfiction narrative of a couple's two-year voyage from Sweden to Antarctica aboard their 40-foot sailboat, during which they allow themselves to be frozen into an isolated Antarctic Pennisula anchorage where they stay through the winter for a total of one year. An ambitious expedition carried out with thorough planning and superb seamanship. The sights, sounds, and thoughts of bluewater voyaging and an Antarctic winter conveyed through easy-flowing text and first-class photos.
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 A good balance December 3, 2008
David E. Lee
This book is an excellent combination of sailing adventure, exotic travel, and natural history. It is rare to have a book jointly written by two individuals with such different styles work this well but I found the alternating chapters and different perspectives very refreshing. Deborah's enthusiasm and excitement were a good balance to Rolf's pragmatic and technical approach. The sailor interested in high lattitude voyaging will gain much from this book, as will the adventure traveler considering a visit to the polar regions. It is clear that the authors truly love their subject and their passion to protect this last vast wilderness sometimes feels elitist - as though they should be allowed to visit and enjoy the Antarctic but no others. I am sure I would have felt similarly had I gone through that much work only to find crowded anchorages and cruise ships on my arrival. Apparently it isn't enough to go to the edge of the Earth to get away from things, you have to do it in the off season. Overall a great read!
Sail to Antarctica January 5, 2002
L. Gregg (Seattle, WA)
An incredble journey. Well written, alternating chapters between Deborah and Rolf. This is a wild ride. Most of us sailors/adventurers will never make this journey. Deborah and Rolf are the most likeable and articulate sailor-environmentalists that show us life from Pole to Pole. If you have any interest in Antarctica or blue water sailing, you willl find this book to be very compelling.
Nice to read December 14, 2001
Paulo M. B. Cury (São Paulo, SP Brazil)
This is a very interesting book. I was amazed with their strength to accomplish their dream. The only negative aspect is that the book sometimes has a lot of details and it lacks more details about their day to day activities.
A little slow, but overall a good book. September 2, 2001
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
While I can't quite share the enthusiasm of several of the other reviewers (Viking spirit and all that), I thought this was a solid book and enjoyable to read. It generally moves along at a slow pace, but this is to be expected given the nature of the trip. Accounts alternate from Deborah's view to Rolf's. Of the two, Deborah is the slightly better writer and she sometimes hits on long bouts of excellent descriptions of everything from the weather to their mood. Rolf's writing is more technical but provides a decent balance to Deborah's. This may not be hardcore, edge-of-your-seat adventure (though there are tense moments), but it's a good bet for anyone interested in long distance sailing, Antartica, polar environmentalism, or any combination of these.
 Experiencing Life September 21, 2000
Eli Green (Pittsburgh, PA)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This book is one of the few books that portrays not only the classic aspects of human adventure but the more philosiphical underpinnings of our own life experiences in the clutter of modern civilization. Time on Ice will not only take you to antarctica, but to the desolation and isolation experienced therin. The moments of beauty, excitement, distress and love all connect at a very human level. I would recomend this book to anyone, something i have never done before.
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