From a farm on New Zealand's remote D'urville Island to war-time in India,
Adrian Hayter became the first person to sail single-handed
from UK to New Zealand.
First published by Hodder and Stoughton in 1957, Sheila in the Wind returns as a nostalgic production published by Lodestar Publications with additional photos and an introduction by Adrian's daughter Rebecca Hayter.
Adrian Hayter, c 1930, he remained athlete throughout most of his life.
Adrian Hayter, Military Cross, Member of the British Empire.
I have a few second hand copies of Adrian's other books. Please contact me direct if interested.
Adrian Hayter, c 1930, he remained athlete throughout most of his life.
Sheila in the Wind,
Lodestar Books, UK 2021 edition
In 1949, an intensely self-reliant, introspective New Zealand soldier emerged from the War, the Partition of India and the Malayan Emergency feeling the world had lost all sense of humanity. He set sail single-handed from England to New Zealand, despite having no sailing experience. The story of that voyage in Sheila II has continued to inspire readers as a sailing achievement and a journey of the human spirit. But what drove Adrian to make the voyage and what did it come to mean in the context of his life? I attempt to answer those questions in the Introduction, written especially for this edition of Sheila in the Wind.
UK & Europe readers: available from Lodestarbooks.com