Tall Ship Odysseys: Fifty Years of Operation Sail - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Tall Ship Odysseys: Fifty Years of Operation Sail write by David A. Taylor. This book was released on 2010. Tall Ship Odysseys: Fifty Years of Operation Sail available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Tall Ship Odysseys is the story of Operation Sail, organized in 1963 and first endorsed by President John F. Kennedy. This distinguished volume encompasses scores of sailing vessels, their crews, and the indivdiuals dedicated to making each OpSail occasion more spectacular than the last for millions of cheering spectators. Chapter by chapter, the text documents each event, while hundreds of historical and full-color photographs capture magnificent windjammers, from America's training ship, the USCGC Eagle, to her counterparts from Britain, Russia, Ecuador, Japan, and other seafaring nations across the globe. Atmospheric vignettes and colorful portfolios explore selected vessels and the allure of life under canvas. This book is the log of Operation Sail, racing forward like a great clipper with all set and a bone in her teeth, at once a work of art and a fascinating testament to human ingenuity and the courage of those who challenge the restless oceans of the world.
The Last of the Cape Horners
The Last of the Cape Horners - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Last of the Cape Horners write by Spencer Apollonio. This book was released on 2000. The Last of the Cape Horners available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Covers a full range of exciting, dangerous, and everyday shipboard experiences
Captain Bungle's Odyssey
Captain Bungle's Odyssey - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Captain Bungle's Odyssey write by Paddy Macklin. This book was released on 2014-02. Captain Bungle's Odyssey available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Paddy Macklin, a self-taught sailor, decided to sail around the world in the smallest boat possible, single-handed, and hopefully, without stopping. He survived, sailing the Southern Oceans in winter and rounding both southernmost capes in the world, but by the skin of his teeth. His extraordinary little craft, "Tessa" was knocked down several times in the Southern Ocean and completely rolled twice. "In the space of about 40 seconds I was thrown out of my bunk onto the ceiling (deckhead) then back to my bunk again...throughout the time I spent upside down, the most noticeable thing was the complete silence". It was the damage done by these two 360 degree knockdowns that forced Paddy and Tessa to break their journey in New Zealand, pulling into Timaru where sailing friends towed them into port, and helped piece together the shattered sailor and his little craft. As Paddy noted, "It's not the huge seas that damage a strong, well-found yacht; it's the breaking tops of the seas - several tons of very fast-moving water - that present the greatest danger. Throughout his sojourn, Paddy was able to communicate twice a week with family back in England and this has been diarised and interspersed with the Captain's log thus giving a more personal insight into the character of Tessa's captain, how terrorised he was by the gigantic seas, how pleased he was to make friends with dolphins, birds, and whales, how wonderful it was to sight land, and how he managed to remain sane during an odyssey that few of us would ever dream of undertaking. It's a brave - or perhaps mad - person who would pit his strength against the might of nature. Paddy is one of the few.
Cilin II
Cilin II - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Cilin II write by Edgar D. Whitcomb. This book was released on 2011. Cilin II available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. "In 1986, seventy-one-year-old Edgar Whitcomb faced a crossroads in his life; he needed a new direction. That venture became an epic journey, as this retired Indiana governor embarked on what would be a solo, 30,000-mile, six-year sailing trip. With virtually no previous sailing experience, he and his thirty-foot sailboat, the CILIN II, traveled around the world. In this travel memoir, a chronicle filled with danger and adventure, Whitcomb narrates the details of his exploits on the seas and in ports from Greece, to the Canary Islands, Antigua, Panama, Australia, and many points in between. He describes what can happen to a sailboat in distress and the consequences when a boat runs aground or is snagged in a fishing net. A story of the joys and frustrations of sailing, Cilin II: A Solo Sailing Odyssey recounts one man's realization of a dream and demonstrates his courage, endurance, and the lessons learned from meeting new people, seeing new places, and experiencing new ideas. It's a story about a thirst for excitement and world exploration that both begins and ends in the hills of southern Indiana"--P. [4] of cover.
American Sailing Ships
American Sailing Ships - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Sailing Ships write by Charles Gerard Davis. This book was released on 1984-01-01. American Sailing Ships available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. An anecdotal, highly personal course through America's nautical history features nearly 140 images of ships from the 18th through 20th centuries: quoddy boats, fishing schooners, clippers, packet ships, frigates, and other vessels.
