Searching for Books, can you help me google them?!

[firstascent2002]

Hi guys,

I'm looking for a few new books to read and what I want are the following.

(1) Any tales of long term survival adrift in liferafts. I've got two but there must be lots!

(2) Who was the fellow who claimed to be sailing around the world but actually was hiding away in south america sending false radio reports about his progress. Some time round the Knox Johnson Era. There must be a book about that.

(3) Any other sailing books that anyone feels really are a MUST read!

Thanks in advance

Jamie

 

[sarabande]

Donald Crowhurst was the unfortunate man. RKJ gave his winnings to DC's family to help them out the huge black hole.

The Strange Last Voyage of Donald Crowhurst (1970) by Nicholas Tomalin

His boat is still ashore in Jamaica
http://images.artnet.com/artwork_images_150622_70581_tacita-dean.jpg

For liferaft survival, start with Alain Bombard, who drifted across the Atlantic surviving on what he caught.
The Voyage of the Heretique, Simon and Schuster (1953)
The Bombard Story (1955)

There's also another one about a couple who survivid 3 months adrift in the Pacific. Senior moment, sorry.

 

[Skysail]

http://www.survivethesavagesea.com/ the Robertson family - is the one you may have

Steve Callahan - 'Adrift' 76 days in a liferaft.

As for others - anything by Bill Tilman, and lots more - Ernest Shackleton's voyage to South Georgia for a start.

 

[Bajansailor]

This is an excellent read - Steve Callahan's account of his 76 days in a liferaft after his wee 21' yacht sank while on passage across the Atlantic :
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss...eywords=steve+callahan+76+days+adrift&x=0&y=0

I guess you probably have 'Survive the savage sea' - http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss...oks&field-keywords=survive+savage+sea&x=0&y=0

And '117 days adrift' - http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_ss...pbooks&field-keywords=117+days+bailey&x=0&y=0

 

[jonic]

Second 117 days adrift, a great tale. Also get "Voyage for Madman" it's the story of the race Donald Crowhurst was in. Some cruising reference books at my Amazon store http://astore.amazon.co.uk/latestnewsfro-21 such as "sell up and sail". The best read I think are all the books by Bernard Moitessier.

 

[martinb]

The Bombard story, a great read.

Martin