Bernard Moitessier

Bernard Moitessier was a French navigator and writer (1925–1994). He was born at Hanoi and died at Vanves.

Bernard Moitessier in brief

Born
1925
Died
1994
Known for
navigator and writer
Place of birth
Hanoi
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Catalogued works

19 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service and Open Library. Their recorded dates run from 1967 to 2000.

The Long Way. Tamata. Tamata and the alliance. Cabo de Hornos a la Vela, dated 1991. Cape Horn: the logical route, dated 1969. The first voyage of the Joshua, dated 1973. Largo Viaje, El - Rustico, dated 1991. The Long Way (Sheridan House), dated 1995. A sea vagabond's world, dated 1998. A Sea Vagabond's World (Sheridan House), dated 1998. Tamata y La Alianza - Rustico, dated 2000. Un Vagabundo de Los Mares del Sur, dated 1999. Weite Meere, Inseln und Lagunen. Erfahrungen eines Blauwasserseglers, dated 1998. Sailing to the reefs, dated 1971. Tamata et l'alliance, dated 1993. Vagabond des mers du Sud, dated 1993. Cap Horn à la voile, dated 1967. La longue route, dated 1971. Cape Horn, dated 1969.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Cap Horn à la voile et La Longue route / par Bernard Moitessier, La Météorologie, 2020. Tramping as a Pastime - Sailing to the Reefs. Bernard Moitessier, 295 pp., numerous plates and line illus., Demy 8vo., Hollis and Carter, 1971, £2·50., Journal of Navigation, 1971.

Digitised editions and texts

3 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

Cape Horn, The Logical Route (2003) — Internet Archive. Tamata And The Alliance (1993) — Internet Archive. Sailing to the Reefs (1971) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 10 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 3 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 3 means 3 genuinely separate publishers of record. 15 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

Chronology

  1. 1925Bernard Moitessier born at Hanoi.
  2. 1969Cape Horn: the logical route.
  3. 1971Sailing to the Reefs digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1973The first voyage of the Joshua.
  5. 1991Cabo de Hornos a la Vela.
  6. 1993Tamata And The Alliance digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 1994Bernard Moitessier died at Vanves.
  8. 2003Cape Horn, The Logical Route digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

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  1. 1.

    “Bernard Moitessier”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  2. 2.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q712565: Bernard Moitessier

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