Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage391 reviews Alfred Lansing Basic Books, 1999 Remedy + Good delivery and quality + Just Incredible Account ,Absolutely Incredible + Amazing Testament into the Power of Leadership + Endurance: Shakleton's Voyage             Close to the Wind18 reviews Pete Goss Da Capo Press, 2000 Heroes and Angels + "Complacency is the cancer of time." ---Sir Pete Goss One of the great books of mankind's love for his brother. The strength of that love and the power of that love proven in the ice cold seas of the roaring forties. The saved and the saviour both watched over by an angel named Tracey whose love and faith in her husband, Pete, made it all possible ...             Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea35 reviews Steven Callahan Mariner Books, 2002 I was SHOCKED by how great this book was + Great Survival Story + Where there's a will, there's a way! + fascinating             Icebergs, Port and Starboard: The Whitbread Round the World Race1 review John Jourdane Cape Horn Press, 1992 An adventure yarn filled with terror and laughter If there's even an ounce of salt water in your blood, Jourdanes inside look at the grueling Whitbread Round the World Race will make your heart beat faster and your spine tingle. I started reading the book one evening, and found that I couldn't put it down until I finished it in the wee hours ...             The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-the-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition6 reviews Tim Zimmermann Houghton Mifflin, 2002 Masterful story set in helpful context + You can't miss this if you are a racing sailor + A great read for the sailor and non-sailor alike + High Seas Adventure + A sailing book for sailors and non sailors alike             Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1489 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1998 Utterly riveting, un-put-downable + Mountain Madness + Rare Insight into a Perilous Set of Events + My Favorite Book             A Voyage for Madmen30 reviews Peter Nichols Harper Perennial, 2002 Truly a race for madmen + Fantastic Read! + The last of the explorers - Read even if you don't sail + You'll smell the salt water + One of my favorite sailing adventure stories             Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race20 reviews Rob Mundle International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2000 Great Read for a long airline flight + A definite read for all that love the sea + The Imperfect Storm + Inspiring and frightning             The Long Way23 reviews Bernard Moitessier Sheridan House, 1995 Simply the Best + Excellent work + Curious side-bar memoir of a race overshadowed by other events + The 1960s: Rise of the Anti-Hero             The Perfect Storm: A True Story of Men Against the Sea896 reviews Sebastian Junger HarperTorch, 1998 Hurricane Gloria + Unsentimental Inexorable Factual + The Perfect Storm + The Storm Of The Century and the people caught up in it. An education + But you already saw the movie...             Godforsaken Sea: The True Story of a Race Through the World's Most Dangerous Waters64 reviews Derek Lundy Anchor, 2000 Godforsaken Sea + A Thorough Dissection of An Amazing Race + Often thrilling, informative Godforsaken Sea is one of the best books I have ever read, particularly as I have sailed in the storm that wrecked the Fastnet race in 1995 so have some idea of what the single handed commpetors sailing round the Antartic endured.They were surfing down waves 30 meters high under full sail at 40 ...             Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing, New Edition19 reviews John Rousmaniere W. W. Norton & Company, 2000 Adults Only + Enjoyable Sailing Adventure/Disaster + Fastnet, Force 10: The Deadliest Storm in the History of Modern Sailing, New Edition + Thorough, Exciting + It's Just So Exciting...             In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex281 reviews Nathaniel Philbrick Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 Excellent and Enthralling Book from a most Perspicacious Author + I was cheering for the whales + in the heart of the sea + Well Done + Whaling Might Not be the Way to Go             The Proving Ground31 reviews G. Bruce Knecht Grand Central Publishing, 2002 Mr. Knecht nailed it! + Best book i've ever read + In the words of Forster, only knecht Anyone who has ever been on a competitive sailing yacht and been in nasty weather will read this book in an afternoon, unable to put it down. The book is written with tremendous insight and puts you in the danger and makes it feel real. Great book and a quick fun read for any sailor.             The Proving Ground31 reviews G. Bruce Knecht Grand Central Publishing, 2002 Mr. Knecht nailed it! + Best book i've ever read + In the words of Forster, only knecht Anyone who has ever been on a competitive sailing yacht and been in nasty weather will read this book in an afternoon, unable to put it down. The book is written with tremendous insight and puts you in the danger and makes it feel real. Great book and a quick fun read for any sailor.             Fatal Storm: The Inside Story of the Tragic Sydney-Hobart Race20 reviews Rob Mundle International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 2000 Great Read for a long airline flight + A definite read for all that love the sea + The Imperfect Storm + Inspiring and frightning             Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage391 reviews Alfred Lansing Basic Books, 1999 Remedy + Good delivery and quality + Just Incredible Account ,Absolutely Incredible + Amazing Testament into the Power of Leadership + Endurance: Shakleton's Voyage             A Voyage for Madmen30 reviews Peter Nichols Harper Perennial, 2002 Truly a race for madmen + Fantastic Read! + The last of the explorers - Read even if you don't sail + You'll smell the salt water + One of my favorite sailing adventure stories             The Race: The First Nonstop, Round-the-World, No-Holds-Barred Sailing Competition6 reviews Tim Zimmermann Houghton Mifflin, 2002 Masterful story set in helpful context + You can't miss this if you are a racing sailor + A great read for the sailor and non-sailor alike + High Seas Adventure + A sailing book for sailors and non sailors alike             In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex281 reviews Nathaniel Philbrick Penguin (Non-Classics), 2001 Excellent and Enthralling Book from a most Perspicacious Author + I was cheering for the whales + in the heart of the sea + Well Done + Whaling Might Not be the Way to Go