10. The Far Side of the World Archive

Survival At Sea 2/2: Surviving Sharks, Finding Land and Other Useful Tips

As many times as Jack, Stephen and their various crews were shipwrecked and marooned, they managed to survive not just because they knew how to take care of the basics (food, water, etc.) but because they knew how to survive everything and anything the ocean might throw at them, allowing them to live long enough [...]
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Survival At Sea 1/2: Weather, Food, Water, Medical

Throughout the course of our beloved series, our stalwart heroes find themselves in many perilous situations that aren’t always directly related to combat (stranded on a tiny island during a storm, adrift on the open ocean without a raft, shipwrecked at least twice, etc.). Luckily, they have the survival skills to carry them through these [...]
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A Mince Pie Recipe For Christmas At Sea

This recipe was taken from the amazing book Lobscouse and Spotted Dog, and will lead to an historically accurate (more or less) reproduction of a traditional Christmas mince pie such as Jack Aubrey might have eaten on his travels to remind himself of home during the holiday season… Or such as he might have wished to [...]
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Aubreyad Novel and Film Connections

*SPOILERS*
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