A Speck on the Sea Paperback - 2004 - 1st Edition
by Longyard, William
- New
- Paperback
Description
Standard delivery: 2 to 21 days
Details
- Title A Speck on the Sea
- Author Longyard, William
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition New
- Pages 375
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, New York, NY, U.S.A.
- Date 2004-08-17
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Table of Contents
- Bookseller's Inventory # Q-0071440291
- ISBN 9780071440295 / 0071440291
- Weight 1.15 lbs (0.52 kg)
- Dimensions 9.04 x 6 x 0.98 in (22.96 x 15.24 x 2.49 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2003007479
- Dewey Decimal Code 910.45
About GridFreed LLC California, United States
We sell primarily non-fiction, many new books, some collectible first editions and signed books. We operate 100% online and have been in business since 2005.
From the publisher
First line
From the rear cover
More than Seventy Accounts of Big Adventures in Small Boats
In A Speck on the Sea, William Longyard reaches back through five centuries to gather a collection of sea adventures in which the smallest, unlikeliest craft--and the daring individuals aboard them--completed extraordinary voyages against great odds.
From canoes and small sailboats to a pair of strap-to-your-feet pontoons, the watercraft in these true stories make nearly as varied a collection as the mariners who piloted them. The intrepid seafarers and their feats of seamanship include:
- Ed Gillet's kite-powered transpacific kayak voyage
- Gladys Gradely's 1902 quest to become the first woman to solo the Atlantic
- Ben Lecomte's swim across an ocean for love
- Hugo Vihlen's 1968 ocean crossing in the 6-foot sailboat April Fool
- Peter Bird's tragic attempt to row across the Pacific
- And scores more
Whether driven by desperation, adventure, or a desire for fame and fortune, the risktakers in these stories show what vast oceans can be crossed in tiny contrivances by those who dare.
"Great fun to read."--Cruising World
"Very few reference books make for such riveting reading."--Good Old Boat
"Re-creates these awe-inspiring adventures in fascinating detail."--NW Yachting
"Seagoing heroes and scalawags come alive with rich detail in Longyard's volume of salty tales."--Judy Blumhorst, Commodore Emeritus, Northern California Association of West Wight Potter Owners and Webmaster, www.trailersailer.com
William H. Longyard has spent twenty-five years paddling, rowing, and sailing small boats of all kinds. He has published several books and written numerous articles for boating journals.
