Sailing Alone Around the World
1st Edition
Published on 13. August 2015
304 pages
978-1-4729-2193-2 (ISBN)
Description
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.
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.
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Series
Edition
1. Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Illustrations
New maps and classic black and white line drawings
ISBN-13
978-1-4729-2193-2 (9781472921932)
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Persons
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.
Content
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- JOSHUA SLOCUM
- Foreword by Dame Ellen MacArthur
- Introduction by Walter Magnes Teller
- Chapter 1 A blue-nose ancestry with Yankee proclivities
- Chapter 2 Failure as a fi sherman
- Chapter 3 Goodbye to the American coast
- Chapter 4 Squally weather in the Azores
- Chapter 5 Sailing from Gibraltar with the assistance of her Majesty ' s
- Chapter 6 Departure from Rio de Janeiro
- Chapter 7 Weighing anchor at Buenos Aires
- Chapter 8 From Cape Pillar into the Pacific
- Chapter 9 Repairing the Spray's sails
- Chapter 10 Running to Port Angosto in a snow-storm
- Chapter 11 The islanders at Juan Fernandez entertained with Yankee
- Chapter 12 Seventy-two days without a port
- Chapter 13 Samoan royalty
- Chapter 14 A testimonial from a lady
- Chapter 15 Arrival at Port Denison, Queensland
- Chapter 16 A call for careful navigation
- Chapter 17 A clean bill of health at Mauritius
- Chapter 18 Rounding the 'Cape of Storms' in olden time
- Chapter 19 In the isle of Napoleon's exile
- Chapter 20 In the favouring current off Cape St Roque, Brazil
- Chapter 21 Clearing for home
- Appendix: Lines and Sail-Plan of the Spray
