Slocum ∗sailing∗ Alone Around The World - Hardcover

SLOCUM, J

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0393032779 ISBN 13: 9780393032772

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co., 1986

Synopsis

Slocum's account of his epic round-the-world voyage in 1895 in the 37-foot sloop "Spray", remains as one of the major feats of single-handed voyaging. Starting from Boston on April 24th, 1895, Slocum crossed the Atlantic to Gibraltar only to discover that he would have to change his route. He then crossed the Atlantic a second time, following Magellan's course southwestwards, sailed through the Strait, traversed the Pacific and Indian Oceans, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and crossing the Atlantic the third time, dropped anchor at Newport, Rhode Island on June 27th 1898. He had cruised some 46,000 miles entirely by sail and entirely alone - much of the time with the wheel lashed while he sat below reading or cooking or mending his clothes.

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Review:

"A literate and absorbing yarn. . . His story is a convincing tale of the intelligence, skill and fortitude that drove a master navigator."

Book Description:

Joshua Slocum's classic account of the first solo voyage around the world.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Co.
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0393032779
• ISBN 13: 9780393032772
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1