biography
| sex:
| male
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| lived:
| (1919– )
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| biography:
| Sailor and writer, born in New Zealand. He studied at Leeds University, and practised medicine until the 1960s, when he devoted himself to sailing. In particular, he sought to rediscover the traditional sailing methods of the ancient Polynesians, and to vindicate their reputation as master mariners. He has written numerous books, including We the Navigators (1976) and The Voyaging Stars (1978), and has opened up a significant area of scholarly research. |
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