29+ The Riddle Of The Sands Background. Arthur davies (simon maccorkindale) is out sailing in his yacht in the north sea. In the early years of the 20th century, two british yachtsmen (michael york and simon maccorkindale) stumble upon a german plot to invade the east coast of england in a flotilla of specially designed barges.

Most of us are familiar enough with the baloney of the pharaohs, the curse of tutenkhamun or the secrets of ancient egypt. June 30, 2004, kessinger publishing. Sandbank a low hill or raised area of sand in a river or the sea.

The riddle of the sands.

Skill being able to do something well; After a short stop in groningen we arrived on the holiday park near the lauwersmeer in the north of the netherlands. It takes place in 1897 on a small yacht named the dulcibella which is piloted in and around the german frisian islands by two englishmen. Riddle a mysterious situation or event that you cannot explain.