Tamata and the Alliance: A Memoir

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Summary: Tamata & the Alliance - An epoch journey!
Review: Bernard Moitessier was more than the "Father of singlehanded sailboat racing", his book is that of a poet in action-all his life. Reading The Long Way first would be well recomended to better understand Bernard's references in this book. The author has put his heart & soul into writing this for us as he did working to elevate social awareness. If you've ever been daunted by Cape Horn, yearned to live on a deserted Atoll, or thought World Powers should make the world a better place, then this is for you! If you want to bring Western ways to the Paradise of Sea and Sand, you'll not likely understand what the title means!! :)))

Rating:
Summary: Tamata & the Alliance - An epoch journey!
Review: Bernard Moitessier was more than the "Father of singlehanded sailboat racing", his book is that of a poet in action-all his life. Reading The Long Way first would be well recomended to better understand Bernard's references in this book. The author has put his heart & soul into writing this for us as he did working to elevate social awareness. If you've ever been daunted by Cape Horn, yearned to live on a deserted Atoll, or thought World Powers should make the world a better place, then this is for you! If you want to bring Western ways to the Paradise of Sea and Sand, you'll not likely understand what the title means!! :)))

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Summary: A work of art ! Let your mind swim and soar !
Review: Bernard Moitessier's writings are a true work of art. I was so inspired by this book, that I have just had a 28' wooden sloop restored for Circumnaviation. The boat's name:
ESPRIT DE MOITESSIER ( Spirit of Moitessier ).
Tamata and the Alliance is not just a sailing book, but is a magical window into the mind and soul of a peaceful man, whos wonderful ideas and insights have the power to change your vision of the world ... for the better.
Don't miss out .... buy Tamata and the Alliance.

Rating:
Summary: A work of art ! Let your mind swim and soar !
Review: Bernard Moitessier's writings are a true work of art. I was so inspired by this book, that I have just had a 28' wooden sloop restored for Circumnaviation. The boat's name:
ESPRIT DE MOITESSIER ( Spirit of Moitessier ).
Tamata and the Alliance is not just a sailing book, but is a magical window into the mind and soul of a peaceful man, whos wonderful ideas and insights have the power to change your vision of the world ... for the better.
Don't miss out .... buy Tamata and the Alliance.

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Summary: long, but incredibly worth every second. inspirational.
Review: I found Moitessier's book to be captivating from the beginning to the end. It is a chronicle of spiritual and mystical exploration. For him, sailing was the doorway for a full experience of life. However, he had many difficulties, including wrecking three boats! So the book is not all misty-eyed romanticism. His struggle to understand and integrate his experiences as well as his love for the planet are inspiring. The "Alliance" is his relationship with the deeper parts of himself and he encourages others to search for and make friends with the "gods." He says "They enjoy it, and occasionally lead us to the third dimension, where things become clear and the obvious effective."

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Summary: Excellent and inspiring book on sailing and life in general.
Review: I found Moitessier's book to be captivating from the beginning to the end. It is a chronicle of spiritual and mystical exploration. For him, sailing was the doorway for a full experience of life. However, he had many difficulties, including wrecking three boats! So the book is not all misty-eyed romanticism. His struggle to understand and integrate his experiences as well as his love for the planet are inspiring. The "Alliance" is his relationship with the deeper parts of himself and he encourages others to search for and make friends with the "gods." He says "They enjoy it, and occasionally lead us to the third dimension, where things become clear and the obvious effective."

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Summary: A Feast at the Great Table
Review: The book is for anyone with the insight and vision to look within themselves for the answers to the questions that plague man. Bernard Moitessier once wrote, "to feast at the great table, you must have a great hunger and a willingness to go unfed. Only one in amillion have both." This book illustrates that beautifully. This book isn't about sailing. It is about man's struggle within himself to reach peace and harmony. This book is about the hope and triumph of man's indomitable spirit. It is about man's fortitude to pursue dreams and follow their passions. The ideals contained in this book are like the messages in the bottles that Moitessier alludes to in the book. Some of them will bear fruit immediately, others, only after many years, and yet others will be washed up on desert islands where they will fade and wither dismally with age.

Rating:
Summary: A Feast at the Great Table
Review: The book is for anyone with the insight and vision to look within themselves for the answers to the questions that plague man. Bernard Moitessier once wrote, "to feast at the great table, you must have a great hunger and a willingness to go unfed. Only one in amillion have both." This book illustrates that beautifully. This book isn't about sailing. It is about man's struggle within himself to reach peace and harmony. This book is about the hope and triumph of man's indomitable spirit. It is about man's fortitude to pursue dreams and follow their passions. The ideals contained in this book are like the messages in the bottles that Moitessier alludes to in the book. Some of them will bear fruit immediately, others, only after many years, and yet others will be washed up on desert islands where they will fade and wither dismally with age.

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Summary: A fantastic story by a remarkable man
Review: This is not only a story of Bernard Moitessier the sailor. It is more a story of his life, starting from his childhood in Vietnam in the 30's and 40's until becoming the famous sailor and artist of life as we learned to know him. The book is about living your own life, it can be read as a philosophical dive into the search of ones soul. Bernard Moitessier refused to share a world whose values were not his. In his mind he always goes back to his youth in Indochina, the Japanese war and the tragedy which took his younger brother from him. I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in the art of living and the necessity of sailig

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Summary: long, but incredibly worth every second. inspirational.
Review: This is the best book I have ever read. I have never sailed a day in my life, and Moitessier captured me with adventure and determination.