Around the World Single-Handed: The Cruise of the Islander

by Harry Pidgeon

Book Overview

"The Islander was my first attempt at building a sailboat, but I don't suppose there ever was an amateur built craft that so nearly fulfilled the dream of her owner, or that a landsman ever came so near to weaving a magic carpet of the sea."
So begins this fascinating first-person narrative by a man who did what many dream of but few accomplish. Between 1921 and 1925 Harry Pidgeon circumnavigated the globe in a sailboat of his own construction,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0486259463
• ISBN13: 9780486259468
• Release Date: April 2012
• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

adventure to be had

great book to read about life at sea... in the top 10 of the sailing books I have read

This book will make you long to go cruising!

This book is special to me as it opened my eyes to the reality that anyone with a true desire to see the world can make it a reality. It sparked in me a desire to 'go cruising' which I will be doing this summer when I leave on a trip to circumnavigate the world by sailboat. I was inspired by Harry Pigeons' account of his voyage aboard the 'Islander', and I think you will be too.