Cargo of Hope
Voyages of the Humanitarian Ship Vega
$48.18
- Paperback
278 pages
- Release Date
5 February 2024
Summary
This is the story of the historic ship Vega’s first missions of mercy—a real-life sea tale complete with vicious storms, exotic locations, heart-rending moments, and priceless glimpses into real life on some of the world’s most remote tropical islands.
In December 2004, Shane Granger and his partner, Meggi Macoun, had just completed a sailing odyssey from South Africa to Malaysia and were enjoying a well-earned siesta when the Boxing Day Tsunami changed their lives forever. In a matte…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781493080861 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1493080865 |
| Author: | Shane Granger |
| Publisher: | Rowman & Littlefield |
| Imprint: | The Lyons Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 278 |
| Release Date: | 5 February 2024 |
| Weight: | 390g |
| Dimensions: | 20mm x 152mm x 229mm |
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Critics Review
I have known of the work of Shane Granger and Meggi Macoun for several years now and have developed a huge admiration for their achievements and dedication. As a life’s work, each year they deliver over 25 tons of educational and medical supplies to some of the world’s most remote communities, showing how a modest input can make a major difference. It was my special pleasure to read an early draft of Cargo of Hope.
– Julian StockwinBeneath the author’s self-deprecating shipboard wit, there are unexpected dimensions: great courage, to keep risking his boat and crew; incredible resourcefulness, stretching his fuel and food resources to the limit; and exceptional humanity, to try to build futures for the next generation through delivering the basics of health care and education. Without the author and his volunteer crew, and the unstinting support of his sponsors, many people in remote island villages could never hope to find a place in the modern world.
– Earl de Blonville, FRGS; leader of Australian Arctic ExpeditionShane Granger
Shane Granger (1948–until his luck runs out) has been in love with the sea since he was seven years old. Having worked as a radio DJ, advertising photographer, boat builder, director of museum ship restoration, and bush pilot, he always comes back to the sea.
Shane has traveled over a quarter-million sea miles, including thousands of miles on a square-rigged brigantine he salvaged in West Africa and once single-handedly sailed across the Atlantic without an engine or functioning rudder. After crossing the Sahara Desert with a Tuareg caravan and being kidnapped by bandits in Afghanistan, his greatest ambition is to find a comfortable niche where he and his partner, Meggi Macoun, can enjoy the healthy benefits of monotony and boredom.
He and Meggi currently live on the historic wooden sailing boat Vega. Since 2004, they have logged almost one hundred thousand miles delivering donated educational and medical supplies to remote island communities in Eastern Indonesia and East Timor.
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