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Sailing Alone Around The World Hardcover – Unabridged, May 23, 2010
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- Print length156 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherKessinger Publishing
- Publication dateMay 23, 2010
- Dimensions7 x 0.44 x 10 inches
- ISBN-101161451463
- ISBN-13978-1161451467
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- Publisher : Kessinger Publishing; Unabridged edition (May 23, 2010)
- Language : English
- Hardcover : 156 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1161451463
- ISBN-13 : 978-1161451467
- Item Weight : 1.08 pounds
- Dimensions : 7 x 0.44 x 10 inches
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Picture it: He left the New England area, went up to Nova Scotia (that's where he was born), then sailed across the Atlantic and down and to Gibraltar (he left from there quickly because pirates were on to him), then back across the Atlantic to Brazil, then down along and stopping at cities along the South American continent, then through the Strait of Magellan, then back down again around the Horn and back up to and through the strait a second time, attacked by Indians, then a stop-over at Juan Fernandez's Island (Robinson Crusoe's Island), then across the Pacific to many of the islands (Marquesa, the Friendly Isles) in the south Pacific, to Auckland, then up the east coast of and north of Australia, across the Indian Ocean, and around the Cape of Good Hope, then back up diagonally the entire length from south to north of the Atlantic Ocean... and home. Three years and over 46,000 miles later!
Slocum was married, and one must wonder if the Missus wanted him to leave when he left, and more so, after three years when she heard he was soon to return, if she wanted him to return, lol.
What an adventure!
STORY: Years ago, my husband to be took me to meet his uncle in Cape Cod, MA. He was a sailor with a 42' teak sail boat. He reluctantly - at the "encouragement" of his wife - took us out for a quick sail. When I walked down the steep steps into the cabin there was a sign that said, "SLOCUM WAS RIGHT." When I asked him if he was acquainted with Joshua, I instantly became his favorite niece! He was wearing a belt that he had someone needlepoint for him that had the phrase, "SLOCUM WAS RIGHT" written all around it. He also had every book written by Joshua and his son and anyone else who had written anything about him. Every time we went to Cape Cod, we would visit Uncle John, and he would take my husband and me (or sometimes just me) for a sail (No encouragement needed!!). He always wanted to know anything I might have picked up about Joshua, which wasn't much, but I was privy to a few bits of information not written in the books!!
Finally, if you love being on the ocean, or adventures on the high seas, this book and all the others about Joshua Slocum are worth a read.
The narrator is unassuming, stalwart, and an amazing sailer. I'm talking late 19th century sailing, when people navigated by the stars, didn't have GPS or sat-phones, and even did all their own repairs.
Perhaps what I love most about this adventure is how it starts, and I'll mention that since it won't give much away: The captain of the book starts out by being given an old wreck of a ship, and he spends several months repairing it, rebuilding it, and reinventing the vessel. It's a great story overall about a guy who can literally do it all.
Of all the sailing books I've read, I like this one the most. Reading it, you truly feel like (with the proper experience and know-how), you could sail the globe and have a good time doing it.
The wiring style is clearly that of over a hundred years ago, yet easy and enjoyable to read. My only criticism is the narration. This is an American story. Why is it being read by someone with an English accent? And I sometimes have a hard time understanding the narrator.
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Leí este libro por primera vez cuando tenía 13/14 años, y fue tal el impacto que me causó que me convertí en aprendiz de carpintero y trabajé en el astillero naval real de Gibraltar. A los 17 años ya me había ido de casa, había viajado a Gibraltar y había empezado mi vida viajando por el mundo y construyendo barcos de madera por todo el planeta.