Joshua Slocum 275 p, paperback, 21.5x13.3 cm
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.
Starting from Boston on 24 April 1895 Slocum crossed the Atlantic to Gibraltar, only to discover he would have to change his route. He then re-crossed the Atlantic and followed Magellan's course south-westwards, sailed through the Strait, traversed the Pasific and Indian Oceans, rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and crossed the Atlantic a third time, dropping anchor at Newport, Rhode Island on 27 June 1898. He had covered some 46,000 miles entirely under sail and entirely alone - much of the time with the wheel lashed while he sat below reading, cooking or mending his clothes.
Slocum's account of his epic voyage is a classic of sailing literature, acclaimed as an unequalled masterpiece of vital yet disciplined prose. It will be welcomed by the many admirers of Slocum's legendary achievement.
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