A Speck on the Sea: Epic Voyages in the Most Improbable Vessels

A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries.

--John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of Sail

A Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include:

• Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus
• William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat
• Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys
• And more
  
  Author: William Longyard
  Publisher: International Marine Publishing
  Published: 08/17/2004
  Pages: 375
  Binding Type: Paperback
  Weight: 1.15lbs
  Size: 9.04h x 6.00w x 0.98d
  ISBN: 9780071440295
  

  About the Author
  

  William H. Longyard (Winston-Salem, NC) has paddled, rowed, and sailed small boats for 25 years. A high school English teacher, he has published several books and written articles for boating journals.

  
  

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