Tristan Jones

British mariner and author

Arthur Jones, pen name Tristan Jones (8 May 1929 – 21 June 1995) was a British mariner and author.He spent most of his life at sea, first in the British Royal Navy, and then sailing in small yachts for various purposes, including self-appointed adventure trips.

Starting in 1977, he wrote sixteen books and many articles about sailing and his adventures, including several memoirs.His writing, while highly entertaining, often mixes fact and fiction.

In his memoirs, he invented a fictional childhood and youth.