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Sailing Alone

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Sailing Alone

Yazan: Richard J. King
Seslendiren: William Hope
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Sailing on a boat by yourself out at sea and out of sight of land can be exhilarating or terrifying, compelling or tedious - sometimes it can be all of these things just in one morning. It is an adventure at odds with our normal, sociable lives, carried out floating on a medium wholly inimical to our existence. But the deep ocean is also a remarkable place on which to think.

Richard King's enormously engaging and curious book is about the debt we owe to solo sailors: women and men, young and old, who have set out alone. Spending weeks and months alone, slowly, quietly and close to the ocean surface is to create the world's largest laboratory: an endlessly changing, capricious and startling place in which to observe oneself, the weather, the stars and myriad sea creatures, from the tiniest to the most massive and threatening.

This is a book for anyone who is fascinated by sailing, solitude and the vast seas that cover so much of our planet.

©2023 Richard J. King (P)2023 Penguin Audio Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Maritime History & Piracy Sailing Sailing & Boating Travel Writing & Commentary Water Sports World Spor
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Those who have chosen to face the dangers of the ocean alone are a colourful and inventive bunch ... I was delighted to read of [King's] amazement. (David Mills)
The book is as much a feat as the crossing ... something to be marvelled at ... I’ve already started plotting my own ocean crossing. (Peter Hoskin)
First-hand accounts evoke the elation, frustrations and dangers of life in a small boat crossing the ocean ... King assembles a truly eccentric, even flamboyant cast of solo sailors. (Victor Mallet)
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If you read sailing books, like those of Moitessier, Slocum and Chichester then some of this will be known but you will enjoy the contrasts and comparisons made between the voyages and new information added by the author. The book is divided by topic, rather than sailor, so we led through different solutions to the issues involved in sailing. If you do not read sailing books, then this is a wonderful introduction and the massive bibliography will allow you to choose further reading on the subject.

The book is a comprehensive review of solo sailors and voyages and continually asked the question we all wonder about - why do it (spoiler- there is not one reason!). As an audio book it is very good value and a great way for the bored commuter to dream of endless oceans while on the way to work.

The author’s own experience is dotted through the book and makes a nice thread. I feel that any sailor should experience this book - if only to be able to bluff their way through conversations with rugged old sailors at the club bar.

A complete review of solo sailing

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This is a modern synopsis of the history of firsts in single handed endurance sailing written by an anthropologist and single handed sailor. Tiny critical remark, the Motissier chapter was a little indulgent in length, I felt. I will listen to this book many times in the future and read the accounts of if the people he discusses. it's not exhaustive e.g. first solo non stop triple circumnavigation is not in there and neither is oldest person ever to circumnavigate (or if it was then I missed it) but, as the author says, if you go down that road where do you draw the line? Keeping it more or less to the 'firsts' is a sensible approach. I enjoyed it thoroughly.

Great depth and balanced exploration of the history of single handed sailing firsts

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Great listen, very informative and well researched book. So easy to listen to and was actually looking forward to my next visit.

Very informative & interesting.

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Very thoroughly researched book into the many facets of single handed ocean sailing.

Unfortunately, a little spoiled by soporific narration with constant mis pronunciation of words such as "bow-sprit" and "gybe". Not a big deal but the narrator clearly couldn't be bothered to familiarise themselves with the subject before taking on the task. Ironic in a book about people who take care of every detail before embarking on a voyage.

Very detailed research, issues with narration

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Great summaries intertwined with his own story. It is a clever idea and well executed. I particularly enjoyed Anne Davison and Ellen MacArthur

Amazing research to provide all the accounts

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