New Street Nautical Audio Signs Book by Bestselling Author Jimmy Cornell

NEWPORT, R.I. - Dec. 4, 2013 - PRLog -- New Street Nautical Audio - a recently launched Division of the Rhode Island publisher New Street Communications - is proud to announce its acquisition of Jimmy Cornell's maritime classic A Passion for the Sea. Bestselling author Cornell now joins a growing roster of prominent New Street Nautical Audio sailors and writers - among them John Kretschmer and Steven Callahan, the latter author of the New York Times bestseller Adrift.

In the critically-acclaimed A Passion for the Sea, Cornell tells the stories of his three daring solo circumnavigations. Decades of offshore sailing experience are distilled into this colorful account, which is packed with valuable observations and spiced up with numerous entertaining anecdotes. Delivering much more than just an exciting report of his adventures, Jimmy draws on his experiences to share practical tips for those inspired to follow his example, along with important technical information. The book is published in its paper edition by Adlard Coles, a Division of Bloomsbury.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Jimmy Cornell has sailed 200,000 miles in all oceans of the world including voyages to Antarctica, Alaska and Spitsbergen. Thousands of sailors have fulfilled their dream of blue water cruising with the help of Jimmy’s books, among them the bestseller World Cruising Routes (more than 150,000 copies sold to date). As the founder of the highly successful ARC transatlantic rally, Jimmy is credited with having devised the offshore cruising rally concept. Now in its 27th year, the ARC continues to be the largest, and most popular, transocean event in the world. In the last 27 years Jimmy has organized over 30 transatlantic rallies, five round the world rallies and one round the world race, with over 3,000 boats and 15,000 sailors having participated in his sailing events.

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER: The mission of New Street Nautical Audio is to present "the best of the best" nonfiction and fiction concerning yachting, blue water navigation, racing and the shipping industry in high quality audio editions. Toward this end, the firm has thus-far licensed works published in paper and digital formats by such firms as International Marine/McGraw Hill Professional, Marine Money, History Press, Clarkson Potter and HarperCollins. The firm's first audio publications are scheduled for release in January 2014. New Street's audio editions are narrated by many of the most excellent professional voice artists working in the field today, and produced to the very highest technical standards for superb sound quality. Distribution is through Amazon, Audible and iTunes.

For more information visit http://newstreetnautical.com or contact Monica Wister at the address below.