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Sailing Alone Around the World
Joshua Slocum
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Description for Sailing Alone Around the World
Paperback. Arguably the original sailing classic, this beautifully produced edition includes new maps and a foreword by a high-profile sailor. Series: Adlard Coles Maritime Classics. Num Pages: 304 pages, New maps and classic black and white line drawings. BIC Classification: 3JH; HBTM; WSSN3; WTLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 130 x 21. Weight in Grams: 252.
Joshua Slocum's epic solo voyage around the world in 1895 in the 37 foot sloop Spray stands as one of the greatest sea adventures of all time. It remains one of the major feats of singlehanded voyaging, and has since been the inspiration for the many who have gone to sea in small boats. Starting from Boston in 1895, by the time he dropped anchor in Newport, Rhode Island over three years after his journey began, he had cruised some 46,000 miles entirely by sail and entirely alone. Slocum's account of his voyage is a classic of sailing literature, acclaimed as an unequalled masterpiece of vital yet disciplined prose. It will be welcomed by admirers of his legendary achievement.
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Adlard Coles Maritime Classics
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472921918
SKU
V9781472921918
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Joshua Slocum
Joshua Slocum became a legend by being the first person to sail around the globe alone in 1895 in a 37-foot sloop, Spray, that he rebuilt himself from a derelict oyster sloop. He is possibly the best known single-handed sailor ever to have lived. Dame Ellen MacArthur was the youngest person ever to complete the Vendee Globe, and in 2005 broke the record for the fastest solo circumnavigation of the globe. She was described by the Observer as 'The first true heroine of the 21st Century' and has been named Sailor of the Year twice.
Reviews for Sailing Alone Around the World
Yes, Slocum's journey was 'epic' but it was also eccentric, unlikely and his unsurpassable action elegiac...The unaffected and quirky intimacy with which he writes will never be matched. You cannot do what he did any more.
Matthew Parris
Boys who do not like this book ought to be drowned at once.
Arthur Ransome
One of the best sea-themed reads.
Daily Telegraph
It is riveting stuff... A great read.
The Nautical Magazine
One of the all-time classic sailing narratives.
Classic Boat
Matthew Parris
Boys who do not like this book ought to be drowned at once.
Arthur Ransome
One of the best sea-themed reads.
Daily Telegraph
It is riveting stuff... A great read.
The Nautical Magazine
One of the all-time classic sailing narratives.
Classic Boat