Malcolm Archibald

Sixpence for the Wind is an introduction to the hugely untapped field of sealore, the collected wisdom and superstition of seafarers.

A creator of colourful characters, seafaring has a vast and fascinating history where every voyage could be an adventure. Sixpence for the Wind captures a fragment of that character and adventure, and records some of the fast-fading knowledge. Much of this lore is informative, yet the purpose of this volume is also to entertain - both the experienced sea traveller and those with an armchair interest in things nautical.

The sea has always contained an element of mystery, from the beckoning horizon to the wonder of the creatures beneath the waves. Man has created monsters from the unknown, and gods from the dark recesses of his own mind. Some lie within the pages of Sixpence for the Wind, waiting to reveal their secrets.