{"product_id":"skinning-out-my-time-at-sea-and-jumping-ship-in-new-zealand-paperback","title":"Skinning Out: My time at sea and jumping ship in New Zealand - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePhilip Saul\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the summer of 1964, 16-year-old Philip Saul fulfils his boyhood ambition of going to sea when he joins the famous Merseyside shipping company, the Blue Funnel Line. \u003cem\u003eSkinning Out\u003c\/em\u003e follows this shy, naïve catering boy as he embarks on a British Merchant Navy career, first sailing to the Far East, then with British Rail Holyhead ferries plying the Irish Sea, and later with the New Zealand Shipping Co. and Federal Steam Navigation Co. sailing to the Antipodes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlong the way, he loses his virginity in Rotterdam, is trapped on the front line in the Great Bitter Lakes of the Suez Canal during the 1967 Arab\/Israeli Six Day War and jumps ship in New Zealand.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese were the closing years of a golden age in British merchant shipping, which would soon be changed by containerisation, competition and new labour practices. \u003cem\u003eSkinning Out\u003c\/em\u003e is an authentic 'warts 'n all' memoir of that time, told from a lower-deck perspective with refreshing bluntness, humour and honesty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47542381347069,"sku":"9780473648329","price":32.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/SWRGckQ1WitMa0FTS0MxRkptUVpoQT09.webp?v=1778892830","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/skinning-out-my-time-at-sea-and-jumping-ship-in-new-zealand-paperback","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}