About the Author

Simon Hall is a Master Mariner and currently Chief Executive of a financial group. He is the author of Under a Yellow Sky which was nominated for the Mountbatten Maritime Award in 2014.

Reviews

'Book of the month... Hall is a gifted writer and for those of us who sailed on similar ships, it will awaken many memories of how life at was then. This book is a must buy! Highly recommended'. Sea Breezes ------------------- '...There are many humorous as well as fraught episodes in this book, all of which would be interesting and entertaining for his readers...' QSO -------------------- '...I enjoyed his descriptions of jaunts to various parts of the world... This, along with his first volume, is an important work that captures the spirit of an era of our maritime heritage now vanished but bridged for us by works such as this'. Julian Stockwin -------------------- 'His is a book of recollection and memories, rare in that unlike most such books by old sailors, he recalls the bad times as well as the good; a young man chasing Conrad and a rapidly disappearing way of life'. Lloyd's List -------------------- '...superior seafaring memoir...his compelling narrative...he vividly and entertainingly evokes the people, places and vessels he encountered, creating an accomplished work which deserves a wide audience'. Nautilus Telegraph