Peter Tangvald
| Peter Tangvald | |
|---|---|
| Native name | Per Tangvald |
| Born |
27 September 1924 Oslo, Norway |
| Died |
22 June 1991 (aged 66) Bonaire |
| Cause of death | Shipwreck |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | Sailor, author |
Peter Tangvald (born Per Tangvald, 27 September 1924, died 22 June 1991) was a Norwegian sailor and adventurer. Known as one of the early deep-sea cruising pioneers and for his 1966 book Sea Gypsy, he reached notoriety after two of his seven wives had been lost at sea.[1][2][3] He himself drowned, along with his daughter Carmen, when his engineless yacht was wrecked in Bonaire in 1991.[1][2] His son Thomas escaped the accident, but suffered a similar fate when his own yacht was lost at sea years later, in 2014.[4][5]
Bibliography
- Sea Gypsy. Kimber. 1966. ISBN 0718303202.
- At Any Cost: Love, Life & Death at Sea : An Autobiography. Cruising Guide Publications. 1991. ISBN 0944428096.
References
- 1 2 Doane, Charles. "SEA GYPSY: Early Adventures of Peter Tangvald". www.wavetrain.net. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- 1 2 "Sailor Peter Tangvald Remembered". bonairereporter.com. Bonaire Reporter. 2001-07-18. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ Tangvald, Peter (1991). At Any Cost: Love, Life & Death at Sea: An Autobiography. Cruising Guide Publications. ISBN 0944428096.
- ↑ Doane, Charles (2014-05-09). "THOMAS TANGVALD: Declared Lost At Sea". www.wavetrain.net. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
- ↑ "Remembering Thomas Tangvald - Sail Magazine". Sail Magazine. 2016-03-29. Retrieved 2016-11-23.
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