Ian Tew was born into a seafaring family in 1943. He learnt to sail by the age of seven and has sailed ever since whenever possible. Read more about Ian here. Ian has been successfully writing both about his experiences at sea, as well as a growing stable of maritime novels – click here to see a full list of his publications.
NEWS: The Marine Quarterly Magazine has published some of my articles and the London Magazine a story.
NEWS: Nominated for this year’s Maritime Foundation Mountbatten Award for Best Book!
Sea Breezes Top 10 Maritime Books of 2019 & Book of the Year “Memoirs of a Seafarer.”
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“Living Link to History”
“Captain Ian Tew has played a major part in some of the most memorable maritime events of the last century”
“That he has survived without being drowned, blown up, or permanently imprisoned is in itself a major feat.”
“He has done well to convey the high lights of a life spent excitingly and happily at sea.”
‘My living was made on the sea, my greatest pleasures have been sailing on the sea, my inspiration has come from the sea, the very reason to live has been the sea…’
“Candid and enjoyable memoir” – Robin Knight
