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1948 to 2020<br />
COMBING THE<br />
CORAL CARPET<br />
Revised<br />
Edition<br />
A Tribute to Bruce Curran, a Sailing and Biking Mate.<br />
“Combing the Coral Carpet- Revised Edition”<br />
Sailing tales and the Cruising Guide to the Philippine Islands.<br />
A comprehensive coffee table book with over one hundred spectacular photos of the<br />
Philippines that includes maritime history, seafaring tales, anchorages and facts & facilities<br />
available along the water ways of the fantastic tropical islands of the Philippines with their<br />
wealth of friendly people.<br />
The new “Revised Edition” that updates the previous edition with new pages of updated and<br />
extra information is intended to be available for delivery October 2020.<br />
All proceeds from the book sales will go to Bruce’s three children; Edward Swayn, Shauna Indra<br />
Salina and Edward Bali.<br />
Bruce Malcolm Curran was born in Edinburgh Scotland on the 26 th of November 1948 and sadly<br />
passed due to cancer related complications on the 17 th of April 2020 at the age of 71. Bruce will<br />
be missed by many, but his memory, legend and legacy to everyone he’s shared the magic of<br />
his time with, especially his children, will live on through his many books and writings.<br />
Pre-purchase your copy of<br />
“COMBING THE CORAL<br />
CARPET-REVISED EDITION” via:<br />
WEBSITE:<br />
authortravel.com<br />
EMAIL ADDRESS:<br />
combingthecoralcarpet2020@gmail.com<br />
PAYMENTS CAN BE<br />
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MONEY TRANSFERS<br />
OR PAYPAL.<br />
Bruce had three main phases in his life’s Grand Journey:<br />
‘Land Journeys’ that have taken him to 16 countries from England to Pakistan, Europe, the<br />
Middle East and Africa on his Norton Commando 750cc motorcycle he named “Demeter”, the<br />
Greek “Goddess of Life” which he first purchased brand new in the United Kingdom in 1971.<br />
‘Water Journeys’ by sailing some 35,000 miles on a 40 year old - 37 foot wooden ketch which<br />
was rebuilt in Sydney, Australia. Bruce sailed in this ketch for two and a half years starting from<br />
Sydney sailing up to Darwin, then six and a half weeks non-stop to Mauritius Island, on to South<br />
Africa, then to St Helena Island in the South Atlantic, and finally to Brazil.<br />
This amazing adventure continued on into the Philippines when he first arrived in 1988. It was<br />
love at first sight. Bruce often set sail from Hong Kong, where he was based for 10 years, to<br />
explore the Philippines by water. He finally decided to move to Manila in 1997.<br />
Bruce quickly realised that the only real way to experience the Philippines was by boat, and<br />
he did so by sailing some 8,000 miles around his much treasured Philippines Islands. His<br />
unquenchable thirst for adventure and learning never stopped as he was driven by the beauty,<br />
diversity and people of the Islands of the Philippines which inspired him to write the best seller<br />
“Combing the Coral Carpet” and the 2020 sequel “Combing the Coral Carpet-Revised Edition”<br />
He then progressed to what he called his ‘Head Journeys’ writing about his travels, adventures<br />
and experiences of this magnificent thing called life.<br />
“I like to see myself as having developed a keen ‘third’ eye that embroils me in life at all its<br />
vibrant levels. My passion is writing about what I see and how I see. I aim to leave a legacy of<br />
books, and one way or another see this as stamping my mark on the world as a legend!”<br />
-Bruce Curran<br />
Active Boating and Watersports, courtesy of Mr. Barry Dawson, are generously supporting<br />
“Combing the Coral Carpet-Revised Edition” through this article and advertisement free-ofcharge<br />
in memory of Bruce.<br />
The first publication of Active Boating and Watersports was in September 2010. One of the<br />
most amazing characters involved was Bruce Curran who they’ve known as an author, a sailor,<br />
biker, adventurer and philanthropist.<br />
ORDER YOUR COPY<br />
NOW FOR ONLY<br />
$100 (P5,000)<br />
As an avid supporter of Active Boating and Watersports, he was a regular contributor of<br />
stories about the many amazing water adventures around the beautiful Islands and places of<br />
the Philippines.<br />
Thank you for your support to keep Bruce’s memory alive.<br />
We trust you will enjoy exploring the exotic waters of the Philippines whilst being guided by<br />
your copy of “Combing the Coral Carpet-Revised Edition”.<br />
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