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Classic Sailing Adventures
Think “Into Thin Air,” but on the ocean rather than Everest.
Published on July 11, 2018
Sailing Alone Around the World
Joshua SlocumOne of the best adventure stories ever written, this is the thrilling tale of Joshua Slocum, the first person to sail around the world alone. He did it in 1895 without a radio or modern technology, braving roaming pirates and stormy seas. THE classic sailing book.
A Voyage For Madmen
Peter NicholsDecades after Slocum became the first to single-handedly circumnavigate the world, nine men competed in no ordinary race, sailing solo around the world without stopping. Failure, death, and madness awaited all but one. Filled with tense adventure, fierce competitors, and unforgettable human drama.
Once Is Enough
Miles SmeetonThe firsthand account of a couple’s wild sailing journey through notorious waters in South America. Disaster strikes. Again and again. Like being knocked overboard and barely surviving by clinging to wreckage of the mast. And stranded in Chile for ten months making repairs. Part travelogue, part hard-won practical advice for sailors, it’s 100% adventure.
Wanderer
Sterling HaydenSterling Hayden was a movie star at the pinnacle of his career when he walked away from Hollywood and a shattered marriage. Defying a court order, he set sail for Tahiti with his four kids in 1959 on a voyage that grabbed headlines all around the world. Another sailing classic, it recounts how Hayden, like so many of his sailor peers, cast off “normal living” for love of the sea.
Maiden Voyage
Tania AebiRebellious Tania was drifting through life, so her dad made her choose to either go to college or sail around the world in a small boat. Knowing little about sailing, she chose ocean adventure anyway. What could go wrong? A spirited story of her highs and lows on the open sea as she hopes to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.