We Didnt Mean to Go to Sea

In this latest adventure (following Pigeon Post, winner of the Carnegie Medal), the Walker family has come to Harwich to wait for Commander Walkers return. As usual, the children cant stay away from boats, and this time they meet young Jim Brading, skipper of the well-found sloop Goblin. But fun turns to high drama when the anchor drags, and the four young sailors find themselves drifting out to sea - sweeping across to Holland in the midst of a full gale! As in all of Ransomes books, the emphasis is on self-reliance, courage, and resourcefulness. We Didnt Mean to Go to Sea is a story to warm any mariners heart. Full of nautical lore and adventure, it will appeal to young armchair sailors and season sailors alike.