Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 555 g
Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels
Buch, Englisch, 384 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 555 g
ISBN: 978-0-07-144029-5
Verlag: McGraw-Hill Education
More than Seventy Accounts of Big Adventures in Small BoatsIn A Speck on the Sea, William Longyard reaches back through five centuries to gather a collection of sea adventures in which the smallest, unlikeliest craft--and the daring individuals aboard them--completed extraordinary voyages against great odds.From canoes and small sailboats to a pair of strap-to-your-feet pontoons, the watercraft in these true stories make nearly as varied a collection as the mariners who piloted them. The intrepid seafarers and their feats of seamanship include: - Ed Gillet's kite-powered transpacific kayak voyage - Gladys Gradely's 1902 quest to become the first woman to solo the Atlantic - Ben Lecomte's swim across an ocean for love - Hugo Vihlen's 1968 ocean crossing in the 6-foot sailboat April Fool - Peter Bird's tragic attempt to row across the Pacific - And scores moreWhether driven by desperation, adventure, or a desire for fame and fortune, the risktakers in these stories show what vast oceans can be crossed in tiny contrivances by those who dare."Great fun to read."--Cruising World"Very few reference books make for such riveting reading."--Good Old Boat"Re-creates these awe-inspiring adventures in fascinating detail."--NW Yachting"Seagoing heroes and scalawags come alive with rich detail in Longyard's volume of salty tales."--Judy Blumhorst, Commodore Emeritus, Northern California Association of West Wight Potter Owners and Webmaster, www.trailersailer.comWilliam H. Longyard has spent twenty-five years paddling, rowing, and sailing small boats of all kinds. He has published several books and written numerous articles for boating journals.
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Introduction63 A.D. - Sixteenth Century / The Fogbound PastSeventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries / Two Desperate Escapes1865 - 1876 / Victorian Venturers1876 - 1900 / The Paths of Glory1900 - 1920 / A World to Conquer1920 - 1930s / Lovers and Other LosersThe 1940s / Big Feat, Little NoticeThe 1950s / Goofy and GallantThe 1960s / Doing Your Own ThingThe 1970s / The Pursuit of HappinessThe 1980s / The Golden DecadeThe 1990s / Records and ReduxThe New Millennium / New Faces and OldTo Sea or Not to Sea / ConclusionAppendix / Rowers and Other StrangersAppendix / Other Notable VoyagesNotesBibliographyAcknowledgmentsIndex
