Over the Top: The First Lone Yachtsman to Sail Vertically Around the World
Year: 2018 Language: english Author: Adrian Flanagan Genre: Guide Publisher: Orion Publishing ISBN: 978-1-4729-4430-6 Format: EPUB Quality: eBook Pages count: 338 Description: Only one person has ever sailed vertically around the world - Adrian Flanagan. Sailing horizontally is difficult enough, crossing thousands of miles of ocean only to get near land at the Capes and battle treacherous currents. However, hundreds of sailors have still managed it. Adrian became obsessed with the idea of sailing vertically around the world as a boy, before he even knew whether it was possible. Thirty years later he managed it. This is his own account of his remarkable adventure. It was an epic challenge, sailing through the perilous waters around Cape Horn and across the remote, hostile stretch of the Russian Arctic. He survived being washed overboard, capsizing, a close encounter with pirates, and also managed to treat not one but two dislocated wrists - all of this alone, a thousand miles or more from anyone who could help him complete his quest. It wasn't all high drama, however. Adrian experienced moments of awe-inspiring beauty - being accompanied by a pod of whales, and swimming with dolphins. This is a timeless and unique story, pacily written with a sense of humour, but which captures the zeal and determination required to accomplish something nobody else has ever done before Additional info: ‘You will pass through storms and heavy rains and at times you may suffer defeat. The essence of a creative life, however, is not to give up in the face of defeat, but to follow the rainbow that exists within your heart.’ – Daisaku Ikeda
Contents
Map of Barrabas’s route Prologue PART I: BEYOND THE HORIZON 1 The Seed 2 The Pioneers 3 Reckless Endeavour 4 What If… 5 Great Circle 6 Barrabas Found 7 The Gipsy 8 Rules of Engagement 9 Reprieve 10 Enlightenment 11 A Message from the Stars 12 The Big Storm 13 One Hundred Days 14 Cape Horn 15 The Russian Front 16 Tuning In 17 Honolulu 18 Magic Number 19 Bearing Up 20 Louise For President! 21 No Place Like Nome PART II: OVER THE TOP 22 Home and Away 23 Stamp of Approval 24 The Walrus and the Polar Bears 25 A Slice of Chocolate Cake 26 The Shipping News 27 From Russia with Love 28 Mayhem in Mehamn PART III: HOMEWARD BOUND 29 Port to Port 30 Promises Epilogue APPENDICES 1 Single-Handed, Westabout Roundings of Cape Horn 2 Yachts that have sailed Russia’s Northern Sea Route 3 Book List Acknowledgements By the same author Plates
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Over the Top: The First Lone Yachtsman to Sail Vertically Around the World
Language: english
Author: Adrian Flanagan
Genre: Guide
Publisher: Orion Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-4729-4430-6
Format: EPUB
Quality: eBook
Pages count: 338
Description: Only one person has ever sailed vertically around the world - Adrian Flanagan. Sailing horizontally is difficult enough, crossing thousands of miles of ocean only to get near land at the Capes and battle treacherous currents. However, hundreds of sailors have still managed it. Adrian became obsessed with the idea of sailing vertically around the world as a boy, before he even knew whether it was possible. Thirty years later he managed it. This is his own account of his remarkable adventure. It was an epic challenge, sailing through the perilous waters around Cape Horn and across the remote, hostile stretch of the Russian Arctic. He survived being washed overboard, capsizing, a close encounter with pirates, and also managed to treat not one but two dislocated wrists - all of this alone, a thousand miles or more from anyone who could help him complete his quest. It wasn't all high drama, however. Adrian experienced moments of awe-inspiring beauty - being accompanied by a pod of whales, and swimming with dolphins. This is a timeless and unique story, pacily written with a sense of humour, but which captures the zeal and determination required to accomplish something nobody else has ever done before
Additional info: ‘You will pass through storms and heavy rains and at times you may suffer defeat. The essence of a creative life, however, is not to give up in the face of defeat, but to follow the rainbow that exists within your heart.’ – Daisaku Ikeda
Contents
Map of Barrabas’s routePrologue
PART I: BEYOND THE HORIZON
1 The Seed
2 The Pioneers
3 Reckless Endeavour
4 What If…
5 Great Circle
6 Barrabas Found
7 The Gipsy
8 Rules of Engagement
9 Reprieve
10 Enlightenment
11 A Message from the Stars
12 The Big Storm
13 One Hundred Days
14 Cape Horn
15 The Russian Front
16 Tuning In
17 Honolulu
18 Magic Number
19 Bearing Up
20 Louise For President!
21 No Place Like Nome
PART II: OVER THE TOP
22 Home and Away
23 Stamp of Approval
24 The Walrus and the Polar Bears
25 A Slice of Chocolate Cake
26 The Shipping News
27 From Russia with Love
28 Mayhem in Mehamn
PART III: HOMEWARD BOUND
29 Port to Port
30 Promises
Epilogue
APPENDICES
1 Single-Handed, Westabout Roundings of Cape Horn
2 Yachts that have sailed Russia’s Northern Sea Route
3 Book List
Acknowledgements
By the same author
Plates
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