The Track of the "Typhoon"


Lu par Alan Dove

(4.8 étoiles; 14 critiques)

In 1920, William Nutting, editor of Motor Boat Magazine and an experienced sailor, commissioned his friend, legendary naval architect William Atkin, to design a boat for an Atlantic crossing. The nominal goal of the voyage was to compete in the yacht races off Cowes, England, but Nutting and Atkin also wanted to prove that one could cross a large ocean in what was then considered a very small vessel. The result was "Typhoon," a 45-foot ketch in which Nutting and a few friends completed a three-week crossing of the North Atlantic, followed by some racing and cruising in Europe, and a return to New York via the southern route. This book chronicles the entire adventure. Four years later, Nutting was lost at sea on a voyage in a different vessel. (Summary by Alan Dove) (6 hr 38 min)

Chapitres

Preface 9:57 Lu par Alan Dove
How "Typhoon" Came to be Designed and Built 27:25 Lu par Alan Dove
"Typhoon" Goes Overboard 14:41 Lu par Alan Dove
Fighting Time Across the North Atlantic 24:25 Lu par Alan Dove
"Typhoon" Reaches Cowes with Thirty-Seven Hours to Spare 27:16 Lu par Alan Dove
Loafing in English Waters 25:28 Lu par Alan Dove
Across the Channel to Brittany 22:51 Lu par Alan Dove
Crossing the Bay of Biscay 30:34 Lu par Alan Dove
"Typhoon" in Sunny Spain 21:43 Lu par Alan Dove
"Typhoon" Picks up the Azores 35:37 Lu par Alan Dove
From Santa Maria to San Miguel 23:29 Lu par Alan Dove
Ten Days at Ponta Delgada 27:01 Lu par Alan Dove
Off on the Last Leg 34:08 Lu par Alan Dove
The Gales in the Gulf Stream 11:55 Lu par Alan Dove
The Knockdown 25:32 Lu par Alan Dove
Land Ho! 21:22 Lu par Alan Dove
Afterthoughts 14:54 Lu par Alan Dove

Critiques


(5 étoiles)

Excellent book for those interested in seafaring. The narrator did a great job and was pleasant to listen too.


(5 étoiles)

Very interesting to me as a sailor. Has both rich history and adventure. Also, very well read.


(5 étoiles)

great sea tail. told in an enjoyable way. one of the best readers encountered.