Peter Tangvald | |
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Per Tangvald | |
 in Grenada 1985 | |
| Born | 27 September 1924 |
| Died | 22 June 1991 (aged 66) |
| Cause of death | Shipwreck |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | 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[ vague] 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]
- Sea Gypsy. Kimber. 1966. ISBN 0718303202.
- At Any Cost: Love, Life & Death at Sea : An Autobiography. Cruising Guide Publications. 1991. ISBN 0944428096.
- ^ a b Doane, Charles. "SEA GYPSY: Early Adventures of Peter Tangvald". www.wavetrain.net. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Sailor Peter Tangvald Remembered". bonairereporter.com. Bonaire Reporter. 18 July 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Tangvald, Peter (1991). At Any Cost: Love, Life & Death at Sea: An Autobiography. Cruising Guide Publications. ISBN 0944428096.
- ^ Doane, Charles (9 May 2014). "THOMAS TANGVALD: Declared Lost At Sea". www.wavetrain.net. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Remembering Thomas Tangvald - Sail Magazine". Sail Magazine. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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Peter Tangvald | |
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Per Tangvald | |
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in Grenada 1985 | |
| Born | 27 September 1924 |
| Died | 22 June 1991 (aged 66) |
| Cause of death | Shipwreck |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | 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[ vague] 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]
- Sea Gypsy. Kimber. 1966. ISBN 0718303202.
- At Any Cost: Love, Life & Death at Sea : An Autobiography. Cruising Guide Publications. 1991. ISBN 0944428096.
- ^ a b Doane, Charles. "SEA GYPSY: Early Adventures of Peter Tangvald". www.wavetrain.net. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ a b "Sailor Peter Tangvald Remembered". bonairereporter.com. Bonaire Reporter. 18 July 2001. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ Tangvald, Peter (1991). At Any Cost: Love, Life & Death at Sea: An Autobiography. Cruising Guide Publications. ISBN 0944428096.
- ^ Doane, Charles (9 May 2014). "THOMAS TANGVALD: Declared Lost At Sea". www.wavetrain.net. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
- ^ "Remembering Thomas Tangvald - Sail Magazine". Sail Magazine. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
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