Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea

4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars | 34 ratings

Price: 17.72

Last update: 08-10-2024


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Rick Kennedy
5.0 out of 5 stars Sailing hones one's ecological, spiritual, and ethical senses.
Reviewed in the United States on June 15, 2024
Sailing Alone is not so much about hero-sailors; instead, it encourages readers to think of sailing alone on a small boat as a way of listening nature. The book is about what the sea and its creatures teach. To be alone at sea is to be a learner. Lone sailors, as he chronicles from the many books published by such people, necessarily have their ecological, spiritual, and ethical senses honed by their experiences. Bernard Moitessier and Ellen MacArthur are the best of the heroes. Watching over every part of the book is Sandy--an old guy and a self-steering mechanism.
High Words
5.0 out of 5 stars Solo ocean sailing and Lessons From History
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2023
Sailing Alone. A History by Richard King is not just another sailing story by one sailor. It has much more gravitas. As the secondary title suggests, the book is a "Lessons From History." The author cleverly intersperses his own solo ocean-sailing experience with many of the known and little-known ocean and around-the-world solo sailors. I was captivated by these adventures and the writing of the author. Highly recommend.
kathleen g
4.0 out of 5 stars adventure on the high seas
Reviewed in the United States on May 21, 2024
An intriguing and informational look at people who dare to cross oceans alone. This mixes King's personal experience as a sailor with interviews of others. He's trying to answer the question of why but this turns into much more. Know that you might think the journeys sound too similar toward the end. I did and chose to put this down for a bit and came back to it, treating it as a book of essays. Thanks to edelweiss for the ARC. Sailors in particular will appreciate but those who like adventure stories should enjoy it as well.

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