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A SPECK ON THE SEA: Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels(English)

A SPECK ON THE SEA: Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels(English)

          
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This book contains more than seventy accounts of big adventures in small boats. In "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 more. Whether 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.com. William 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.

Table of Contents:
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


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780071440295
  • Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
  • Publisher Imprint: Mcgraw-hill Professional
  • Depth: 32
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 26 mm
  • Weight: 521 gr
  • ISBN-10: 0071440291
  • Publisher Date: 16 Aug 2004
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Height: 226 mm
  • No of Pages: 384
  • Series Title: English
  • Sub Title: Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels
  • Width: 150 mm


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