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A Speck on the Sea : Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels
A Speck on the Sea Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels Author:William Longyard Throughout history, the bold, the desperate, and the foolhardy have dared the wide oceans in the tiniest of boats The unique and wonderful A Speck on the Sea looks back half a millennium to chronicle the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats--rowboats, canoes, tiny sailboats, even a pair of wooden floats strapped t... more »o one adventurer's feet. Driven by desperation, a spirit of adventure, or irrepressible exuberance, these amazing feats include:
Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus
William Okeley's 1639 escape from slavery in a folding rowboat
Hugo Vihlen's 1968 ocean crossing in the six-foot sailboat April Fool
Ernest Shackleton and William Bligh's death-cheating journeys
The tragic story of Peter Bird's attempt to row across the Pacific
And many more
Never have sailors dared the sea in frailer boats. This fascinating history will appeal to sailors and landlubbers alike.« less