When Ben Tucker and his kid brother Matt decided to sail south looking for icebergs in Ben’s small home-built kiwi yacht, their father Jon was allowed to come along as their cabin-boy, on a promise of good behaviour.

The unfolding adventure took them through thick pack ice to become trapped at the windiest location on the planet, a remote location in East Antarctica.

Snow Petrel is proof of what ordinary people can achieve on a minimal budget. Recently released in Tasmania and New Zealand, it has been immensely popular with both sailing and
non-sailing readers.

“…an exceptional work by a gifted writer… The story is so compelling that one wishes it not
to end.” (Janet Upcher-reviewer)