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  Bright Weavings: The Worlds of Guy Gavriel Kay - Reviews of The Sarantine Mosaic
Amongst Crispin's people, the expression "sailing to Sarantium," meant that one was "on the cusp of change: poised for emergent greatness, brilliance, fortune--or else at the very precipice of a final and absolute fall as he met something too vast for his capacity" (41).
Guy Gavriel Kay's latest novel, Sailing to Sarantium, is a fine example of the strengths of his writing: deft characterization, vivid worldbuilding, and a continuing tribute to civilization and culture.
Sailing to Sarantium was in many ways a quest, the tale of how the fine young mosaicist, Caius Crispis (Crispin, to his friends), came from the far West of the empire to Sarantium to work on the ceiling of the great cathedral of Jad, the sun god.
www.brightweavings.com /reviews/revsarantium.htm   (11802 words)

  
 Sailing Anarchy Forums -> J22 Worlds   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
I know he sails the same boat as you which may have elevated his standing in your eyes, but all that aside take a disinterested look at the end-around he wants to pull at the J22 World's.
Its great the guy is sailing in some Finn regatta, but it seems a flimsy reason to ask for ANY kind of concession.
I bet there are guys that will be missing their kids birthdays or their anniversaries or a critical event at work to prep for and compete in the regatta...
www.sailinganarchy.com /forums/index.php?showtopic=4118&st=0   (3676 words)

  
 Sailing World - Printer Friendly Page
Guy and Shelly would’ve called in had they retired, and I couldn’t believe they’d still be on the lake as Great White had nowhere near the pointing ability of our tri in those conditions.
When Guy wasn’t working as a nuclear engineer near Toronto (he met Tony, a medical officer, in the British Royal Navy serving on Polaris subs), he was off on another sailing adventure or teaching kids to ski, sail, or play soccer.
Guy’s sailing partner for the 2001 Huron Doublehanded Challenge was 42-year-old Shelly Hind, from Windsor, Ontario.
www.sailingworld.com /article_print.jsp?ID=200150   (2867 words)

  
 Barnes & Noble.com - Sailing to Sarantium: Book One of The Sarantine Mosaic - Guy Gavriel Kay - Mass ...
His latest, Sailing to Sarantium, is the first in a projected two-volume sequence called the Sarantine Mosaic, an intricate, richly imagined work that reinforces Kay's position as one of the finest contemporary practitioners of classical high fantasy.
Sailing to Sarantium is an intricately plotted, fascinating historical novel and a moving story.
Sailing to Sarantium is filled with wonderful imagery, and details Crispin's quest, and Lord of Emperors forms a conclusion that will leave all readers satisfied.
search.barnesandnoble.com /booksearch/isbnInquiry.asp?userid=6927AgNAL9&isbn=0061059900&TXT=Y&itm=1   (1646 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Books: Sailing to Sarantium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Lions of Al- Rassan reinvented medieval Spain; Sailing to Sarantium lovingly reflects the intrigue and splendour of the Byzantine Empire, and echoes W.B. Yeats's famous Byzantium poems.
Guy Gavriel Kay has not failed to satisfy with his superb talent -- he is a "giant" in the literary field, let alone Fantasy works.
Sailing to Sarantium, like Tigana, Arbonne and Lions, is thinly disguised history, this time the Byzantine empire (the title owes a debt to Yeats).
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0684851695   (761 words)

  
 Roger Cleworth   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
He graduated in 1982 with a degree in business management and when he wasn’t running his own company, he enjoyed sailing his 41’ trimaran in coastal waters, as well as a 23’ Monterey along inter-coastal waterways.
The guy who likes “learning at his own pace and making his own mistakes” tried to get on a Sonar team leading up to the 2000 Paralympics.
Sailing is a challenge that’s 80% mental and 20% physical and you get a lot of satisfaction when you do well.”
www.ussailing.org /olympics/OlympicGames/2004/Sonar/RogerCleworth.asp   (440 words)

  
 The SF Site Featured Review: Sailing to Sarantium
Guy Gavriel Kay was born in Weyburn and raised in Winnipeg.
Guy Kay studied law at the University of Toronto and was admitted to the Bar in Ontario in 1981.
While Sailing to Sarantium is the start of a duology, reaching the end of the first volume didn't leave me with the empty feeling I experience with so many series.
www.sfsite.com /02b/sail51.htm   (550 words)

  
 Review of Guy Gavriel Kay's Sailing to Sarantium
Sailing to Sarantium, Guy Gavriel Kay, Viking, 1998, 438 pp.
Sailing to Sarantium functions extremely well as the first book in a two-part series: exciting in its own right, yet leaving the possibilities wide open for the sequel.
Sailing to Sarantium already gives us a fascinating meditation on the nature of power and art, and insight into the lives of those who seek immortality and fame through these two most human of pursuits.
challengingdestiny.com /reviews/sarantium.htm   (968 words)

  
 ....Is A Rose 164' Perini Navi offering 1st Class Sailing Vacations in Caribbean waters
She is the first with the flush foredeck (hidden tenders) providing unprecedented open deck space for a foredeck “lounge”, as well superb sailing performance with her carbon furling booms.
Guy is MCA Class 4 certified and Lucia has her STCW95 safety certification.
Hagen's professional sailing career started on the 43 meter Perini Navi "S/Y Paz" with Guy and Lucia in 1991, where he established himself as head chef on a select number of high profile charter mega yachts.
www.1cyc.com /sy/isarose   (770 words)

  
 Home - Hoofer Sailing   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Sailing club has been a part of the Hoofer outdoor adventure clubs since 1939.
As a member you’ll receive unlimited instruction (so no prior sailing knowledge or ability is required) and once you have your rating on a particular boat you’ll have unlimited access to go sailing during regular club hours.
We also have a youth program for those who are not old enough to be regular club members, but still have the sailing itch.
hoofersailing.org /index.php?...&task=view&id=74&Itemid=61   (519 words)

  
 Powell's Books - Sailing to Sarantium: Book One of the Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Sarantine Mosaic #02: Lord of Emperors: The Conclusion of the Sarantine Mosaic by Guy Gavriel Kay
The Lions of Al-Rassan by Guy Gavriel Kay
Bearing a deadly secret and a queen's seductive promise, Crispin sets sail for the fabled city, where he will struggle with danger and discover his own source of power.
www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=62-0061059900-0   (378 words)

  
 SciFan: Books: Sailing to Sarantium by Guy Gavriel Kay (from our database of Fantasy & SF novels, anthologies, ...
His pedigree is impeccable, starting with a well-loved fantasy debut, the Fionavar Tapestry trilogy (The Summer Tree, The Wandering Fire, and The Darkest Road), and a compilation he did with Christopher Tolkien called The Silmarillion.
Sailing to Sarantium, the first half of the Sarantine Mosaic series, evokes his other historical fantasy titles, such as A Song for Arbonne and The Lions of Al-Rassan, and is a well-researched analog to the Byzantine Empire and fifth-century Europe--with all its political and religious machinations.
("Sailing to Sarantium," we learn, is an expression synonymous with embracing great change.) As Crispin moves from roadside quarrels to palace intrigue, Kay gracefully shifts perspective from character to character, moving forward and backward in time and giving a rich sense of the world through the eyes of soldiers, slaves, and senators.
www.scifan.com /titles/title.asp?TI_titleid=4135   (396 words)

  
 Guy Fleming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Fleming, a member of the UH sailing team from 1985-88, sailed under then-head coach Charlie Dole.
From 1982-86, Fleming was a sailing instructor at Rainbow Bay Marina.
In 1991, he was named sailing director at the WYC, a position which he still holds.
uhathletics.hawaii.edu /Sail/fleming.html   (161 words)

  
 Amazon.co.uk: Books: Sailing to Sarantium   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
The Lions of Al-Rassan reinvented medieval Spain; Sailing to Sarantium lovingly reflects the intrigue and splendour of the Byzantine Empire and echoes W.B. Yeats's famous Byzantium poems.
I have to disagree with the reviewer who felt this was an off-day for Guy Gavriel Kay; Sailing to Sarantium had me spell-bound as much as Tigana did.
I have no hesitation recommending this as an introduction to Guy Gavriel Kay, in fact I'd say it would be a far better starting point than the Fionavar Tapestry.
www.amazon.co.uk /exec/obidos/ASIN/0671021931   (933 words)

  
 Sailing Around the World: A Family Retraces Joshua Slocum's Voyage: Current Amazon U.S.A. One-Edition Data
Guy Bernardin, a French racing sailor, buys a replica of the spray and takes his wife and 3-year-old son on a circumnavigation retracing Joshua Slocum's famous voyage.
Sailing Around The World: A Family Retraces Joshua Slocum's Voyage is a thoroughly enjoyable, attention engaging travelogue by expert sailor Guy Bernardin, about his embarking upon a grand journey across the waves with his wife and 3-year-old-son, and learning about the thrill of life itself in the process.
Sailing Around The World is highly recommended reading for armchair travelers and anyone who has every contemplating the adventure of sailing around the world.
www.usaflightinsurance.com /books-reviewed/1574091484.html   (444 words)

  
 Good Old Boat Newsletter - April 2004
During the 17 years she sailed Lake Ontario solo with a wooden 23-footer, she paid the boat’s dockage by writing one or two magazine articles each summer on cruising destinations and techniques.
One 8-foot and one 12-foot sailing dinghy are for the small nearby lakes (Laramie, Wyoming) and as tenders for the larger boats.
His book — not so much about sailing as it is about the relationship between a man and his boat — talks of the responsibilities and rewards, the challenges and the addiction of boat ownership.
www.goodoldboat.com /newsletter/aprnewslett35.html   (13518 words)

  
 Guy Gavriel Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
Guy Gavriel Kay continues to marry history with high fantasy in a setting that evokes - and vividly recaptures - the glamour, danger and decadence of the Byzantine Empire.
'Sailing to Sarantium is definitely going to land on science fiction and fantasy fans' top book lists of the year...
Guy Gavriel Kay was born and raised in Canada, although he does most of his writing in Europe.
www.twbooks.co.uk /authors/guygavrielkay.html   (547 words)

  
 Guy Gavriel Kay: Sailing to Sarantium
Guy Gavriel Kay's latest novel, Sailing to Sarantium, is a thinly disguised version of the history of Justinian I of Byzantium.
In and of itself, this isn't a bad thing, but it means leaving the reader hanging until the second novel comes out, one would hope sometime in 1999.
The main portion of Sailing to Sarantium begins with the Mosaicist Crispin leaving his native Varena to travel to Sarantium to work on Valerius II's great Sanctuary.
www.sfsite.com /~silverag/kay.html   (529 words)

  
 Sailing Anarchy   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
In any of the "load path" sails all of the yarns are laid down under some pre-tension and bonded to the full size lower mylar skin.
In "load path" sails the ratio of carbon to aramid is based both on cost and high load performance.
As always they used their own sails, (Bojsen-Møller Sails) with the new carbon mast from Proctor.The second placed Hungarian boat also used the same setup.
www.sailinganarchy.com   (1675 words)

  
 Panasonic 3CCD User - Screen Grabs from Sailing Race Series Video
Guy, I tried and couldn't get my saling video intro down from 670 MB to something acceptable to upload.
It would be nice if you would take the time to excerpt some snippets of the whole video into a short montage of clips...say 2-3 minutes long...then, render that to widescreen WMV or MOV.
If you'd like to see what I produced a few months ago (also a sailing video), although it was not shot on my new GS-400, it'll give you an idea of what by upcoming video will be about.
www.pana3ccduser.com /showthread.php?t=568   (728 words)

  
 dragonsworn [book review] - Sailing to Sarantium, Guy Gavriel Kay   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
It's pretty well undisputed that Guy Gavriel Kay is one of the masters of contemporary high fantasy.
In the empire, the phrase 'Sailing to Sarantium' is an expression, meaning that one is going through a great change in one's life.
If 'Sailing to Sarantium' was any indication of what we can expect, this will be one of the finest works in recent fantasy.
www.dragonsworn.com /reviews/books/sarantium.html   (904 words)

  
 Flying Scot® Sailing Forum - Spinnaker Rigging
During rigging, you will have the guy line coming from the block in the rear port side and into the port-side cockpit, after going outside of the shroud.
Open one end of the pole and connect it to the guy line between the guy clip on the shroud and the sail.
Use the guy line (red) to set the spinnaker pole so that it is perpendicular to the wind indicator on the masthead fly and cleat it.
www.fssa.com /fsforum2/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=257   (2114 words)

  
 SpinnakerGuyInstructions
Bend the Spinnaker Guy™ around your headstay and furled headsail-keeping the two pockets on the outside and the small webbing loop down toward the foredeck.
We recommend that you not attach your downhaul directly to the sail cringle-attaching only the snap shackle to your sail makes it easier to douse the chute in a blow.
Adjust your downhaul and sheet for maximum sail area and power-in and out-higher and lower.
members.aol.com /wkndrbag/Forms/SpinnakerGuyInstructions.htm   (852 words)

  
 2001 Huron Challenge Story by Ron White
Polaris submarines, Guy as a nuclear engineer and Tony as a medical officer.
Guy Hornett has packed more adventure into his 59 years than anyone I have
Shelly had been sailing since her teens, and was working hard to
sailwith2.org /archives/HC_Story_2001.htm   (3206 words)

  
 Newsletter
Later, that guy was back in front of his camper sitting in a lawn chair seated next to his girl and reviewing his day of sailing.
In a sport where the camaraderie has as much to do with our enjoyment as the day's sailing, Chester is the Master of Ceremonies, the Ambassador of Great Sailing, and the guy with enough spare gear to satisfy any need.
Sailing is such a part of our life, that the chance to live by the bay and be near to our families was one we couldn't pass up.
www.geocities.com /txccwa/nl0101.html   (4327 words)

  
 Guy Gavriel Kay: Books - The Sarantine Mosaic - Sailing to Sarantium and Lord of Emperors
Sailing to Sarantium was published in 1998 and Lord of Emperors was published in 2000.
The haunting instrumental piece 'Painted Feet (On Ochre Sand)' was inspired by both The Lions of Al-Rassan -and- Sailing to Sarantium.
Martin was also the artist who created the map of Sarantium and the surrounding countries for the Mosaic.
www.brightweavings.com /books/sarantine.htm   (666 words)

  
 Sailing to Sarantium -- book review
Indeed, it takes its title from the W.B. Yeats poem entitled "Sailing to Byzantium." In all its similarities to and differences from the great city later known as Constantinople, Kay's Sarantium pays tribute to an important and romanticized pre-Medieval culture.
To sail to Sarantium is synonymous with a walk into destiny.
Guy Gavriel Kay brings a virtuoso hand at world-building to his Sarantium.
www.curledup.com /sarant.htm   (718 words)

  
 Guy Cotten USA - Quality Marine Clothing - News Releases
CHARLESTON, SC -- Guy Cotten SA, the French yachting clothing and outerwear manufacturer, and its US subsidiary Guy Cotten Inc., of New Bedford, Mass., have been named the Official Outerwear Sponsors of Around Alone 1998-99.
In addition to its sponsorship of Around Alone, Guy Cotten is a major sponsor of The Gold Race 1998, the record-breaking sailing attempt from New York to San Francisco, around Cape Horn, currently taking place.
Guy Cotten, Inc. can be contacted at 1-800-444-6050 and can be found on the World Wide Web at www.guycottenusa.com
www.guycottenusa.com /news.html   (204 words)

  
 BBC SPORT | Other Sports | Sailing | Americas Cup | GBR crew profiles | Guy Reid
You are in: Other Sports: Sailing: Americas Cup: GBR crew profiles
The Glasgow-based grinder has competed on some of the biggest stages in world sailing.
He competed in the Sydney to Hobart race in 1994, 1996 and 2001.
news.bbc.co.uk /sport1/hi/other_sports/sailing/americas_cup/gbr_crew_profiles/2210239.stm   (50 words)

  
 (Almost) to Cuba by Outrigger Sailing Canoe   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
They were worried about "the guy sailing to cuba in a canoe." "Why are you doing this?" was the main question.
This guy's blurry little arm moved as if it had a thumbs-up on the end of it, and his blurry little face seemed to have a thumbs-up kind of smile on it.
I started sailing and it was very nice in the big swells, but then the wind died and it started to pour rain.
web.media.mit.edu /~tim/pix/cuba.html   (9198 words)

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