A SPECK ON THE SEA

A SPECK ON THE SEA
Author: William Longyard
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2004-08-21
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 0071460098

"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries." --John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of Sail A Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include: Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys And more

The Voyage of the Cormorant

The Voyage of the Cormorant
Author: Christian Beamish
Publisher: Patagonia
Total Pages: 234
Release: 2013-10-06
Genre: Sports & Recreation
ISBN: 1938340116

Christian Beamish, a former editor at The Surfer’s Journal, envisioned a low-tech, self-reliant exploration for surf along the coast of North America, using primarily clothes and instruments available to his ancestors, and the 18-foot boat he would build by hand in his garage. How the vision met reality – and how the two came to shape each other – places Voyage of the Cormorant in the great American tradition of tales of life at sea, and what it has to teach us.

Swell

Swell
Author: LIZ. CLARK
Publisher: Patagonia
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-05-14
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9781952338229

Adrift

Adrift
Author: Steven Callahan
Publisher: HarperCollins
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2002-10-17
Genre: Travel
ISBN: 0547526563

Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan’s dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. “Utterly absorbing” (Newsweek), Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library.

Voyages of a Simple Sailor

Voyages of a Simple Sailor
Author: Roger D. Taylor
Publisher: Troubador Publishing Ltd
Total Pages: 201
Release: 2012-05-17
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0955803551

This book is a distillation of over 50 years of sailing experience, describing small-boat voyaging from a unique and deeply considered perspective.