Desperate Voyage
Book description
In May 1946 John Caldwell set out to sail from Panama to Sydney to reunite with his wife who he hadn't seen for more than a year. Eager to reach his destination and unable to secure any other form of transport, he had to resort to singlehanded seamanship.
After an…
Why read it?
1 author picked Desperate Voyage as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
I found this book a very exciting read about sailing alone on the ocean with little or no knowledge about sailing or the ocean. All problems he encountered were of his own making, and survival was largely due to good luck rather than good management.
Little did I realize he painted a more romanticized version of his misadventures.
From Harold's list on the romance and reality of ocean sailing.
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