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Author: Charles Davis
Publisher: Down East Books
Published: 2004-01-01
Total Pages: 217
ISBN-13: 1461741831
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCharles Davis was one of the world's leading maritime model builders. During the first half of the last century, he was also acclaimed as an artist, historian, and author. This is his recollection of one of his first adventures at sea: sailing out of New York in 1892 on a voyage around Cape Horn, aboard the bark James A. Wright.
Author: David Hays
Publisher: Harper Collins
Published: 1996-04-26
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 0060976969
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA father and son sail 17,000 miles in a 25 foot boat they built together.
Author: Charles H. Lagerbom
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Published: 2021-08-02
Total Pages: 149
ISBN-13: 1439673209
DOWNLOAD EBOOKCape Horn conjures up images of wind-whipped waters and desperate mariners in frozen rigging. Long recognized as a maritime touchstone for sailors, it marks the spot where the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans meet in one writhing mass. "Doubling" Cape Horn became the ultimate test, earning a prominent place in Maine maritime history. At the end of South America, it shares longitude 67° west exactly with Cutler, Maine, a direct north-south line of seven thousand miles. Maine Cape Horners were recognized by a golden earring. If they did not survive this most difficult journey in the world, the earring covered the costs of their funeral, should the body ever be found. Maritime historian Charles H. Lagerbom traveled to the end of the world to help research this exciting story of bold Mainers and their exhilarating and oftentimes deadly dance with danger.
Author: John Kretschmer
Publisher:
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781580801621
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLegendary account of the author's voyage around Cape Horn in a 32-foot sailboat, sailing east-to-west (thus the Horn is to starboard, or on the right). This is a notoriously difficult and dangerous passage, especially in a boat this size.
Author: Hal Roth
Publisher: Scribner Book Company
Published: 1978
Total Pages: 288
ISBN-13: 9780540071449
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA tale of high adventure at sea in one of the least known parts of the world.
Author: Charles R. Schultz
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Press
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 404
ISBN-13: 9781570033292
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDrawing upon more than one hundred unpublished diaries, Schultz profiles the individuals who embarked on these journeys and demonstrates how markedly the gold rush voyages differed from general commercial trading and whaling ventures."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Jerome Rand
Publisher:
Published: 2020-01-23
Total Pages: 312
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLarge Print Edition of the true account of the 2017-2018 solo non-stop circumnavigation by Jerome Rand aboard the Westsail 32 "Mighty Sparrow". A testament to endurance and adventure, this memoir recounts what life is like aboard a small sailboat during a 271 day voyage around the globe, alone and without stopping. One of the greatest challenges of both body and mind, the author will take you onboard during the good times and the bad. As one of only a handful of people to have ever succeed in such a small boat, this story is truly the adventure of a lifetime.
Author: Gale Huntington
Publisher: Mystic Seaport Museum
Published: 1964
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780939511099
DOWNLOAD EBOOKTexts of the songs, with music.
Author: Frank Guernsey
Publisher:
Published: 1999
Total Pages: 254
ISBN-13: 9781892216205
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrank Guernsey lived through this tale of his record- setting 128-day nonstop journey, sailing single-handed from Southern California around Cape Horn to Uruguay in an engineless sailboat, only 24 feet long. Cy Zoerner put this harrowing adventure into words as no other author could. As Frank revealed the story, Cy began to wonder, as would we all, what could drive a man to commit to an outrageously dangerous undertaking in such a small craft. After endless hours discussing life and love with Frank, Cy understood and a story, like no other, poured forth.This will be the best sailing adventure you will ever read and quite possibly the best book you will read for years to come. The greatest fiction can not match the adventures and life of Frank Guernsey".Humans!" The handle of my precious watermaker stopped in my hands. My eyes strained at the black speck on the gray, watery horizon. The misery from the open saltwater sores I sat on, winked out. As I switched on my video recorder, my only companion since I set sail, I repeated, "Humans? After all these months alone..". I glanced at my watch. It was January 2, 10 a.m.
Author: Michael Walsh
Publisher:
Published: 2013-04-30
Total Pages: 680
ISBN-13: 9780991955602
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book follows the adventures of a retired Canadian couple in their mid-sixties, who in 2009 set out on a three-year voyage from Vancouver. Their intention was to sail in full comfort through some of the remotest and wildest seas in the world. They had already seen more than their fair share of palm trees and tropical beaches, so on this voyage they chose to head to Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and around Cape Horn. Sequitur, their yacht provided Edi and Michael with great comfort, and as their voyage progressed, the quality and style of their onboard dining, both at sea and at anchor, became legend. At the height of its popularity, their online blog was consistently receiving over 3000 page views per day. Michael is a retired naval officer, an accomplished exploratory mountaineer, a former wine importer, culinary instructor and wine writer. He is a lover of adventure and of the finer things in life. Throughout the book Michael offers a close-up view and commentary on the process of voyaging through less travelled areas. Because of the included details, the book is not only for shore-side dreamers; it should also be a useful resource for those thinking of taking this voyage themselves. The book is beautifully illustrated with more than 2400 colour images that were selected and edited from the 296,500 photographs shot along the way. As well, there are dozens of maps and chart-plotter screenshots to assist in following the adventures.
