Sailing Alone Around the World (Adlard Coles Maritime Classics)

Sailing Alone Around the World (Adlard Coles Maritime Classics)

by Capt Joshua Slocum (Author)

Synopsis

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.

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Format: Unabridged
Pages: 304
Edition: Unabridged
Publisher: Adlard Coles
Published: 13 Aug 2015

ISBN 10: 1472921917
ISBN 13: 9781472921918
Book Overview: Arguably the original and best sailing classic, this beautifully-produced edition includes new maps and a Foreword by Dame Ellen MacArthur

Media Reviews
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 *
Author Bio
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.