Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat

Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat

by PeterNichols (Author)

Synopsis

When his marriage ended, Peter Nichols had to sell the only thing he and his wife owned- their boat. With only his sextant, his instincts as a seasoned sailor and his memories of a floundering marriage, he sets out from England to sail to America to sell his beloved boat, Toad. Halfway across the Atlantic, Toad springs a leak. As the sea floods in faster, Nichols tries everything to stay afloat, desperately pumping the water out by hand. He loses the battle after three days and is forced to sink Toad.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 288
Edition: Main
Publisher: Profile Books
Published: 23 May 2002

ISBN 10: 1861974418
ISBN 13: 9781861974419
Book Overview: By the author of the acclaimed A Voyage for Madmen, Sea Change is a poignant story of humility, endeavour and discovery.

Media Reviews
Sea Change appeals to me on many levels - as travel, as a feat of navigation, as confession, and especially as a wonderfully observed ordeal. * Paul Theroux *
Sea Change is worthy of a place among the best survival stories * Sunday Times *
Delicately punctuated by recollections of his ex-wife, Nichols' account of his madcap voyage is intimate and introspective * Observer *
Humbling, thrilling reading ... the author's state of mind during his last days aboard ... has the reader holding his breath * Washington Times *
Author Bio
Peter Nichols spent ten years at sea working as a professional yacht captain, living and cruising aboard his own small wooden sailboat, before returning to writing full time. He is the author of six critically acclaimed books of fiction and non-fiction, including A Voyage for Madmen. He divides his time between Europe and the United States..