ianandrews
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Reged: 14/03/2004
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Excellent book about a young man crossing the Pacific with no previous sailing experience. Comparable with "Ice Bird" for sheer white knuckle reading. Highly recommended.
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chrisgee
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Reged: 15/02/2005
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Thoroughly agree must one of the best -must I read it each year again and again.
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IMBO
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Great read. I much regret lending it to a 'friend' and never seeing it again!
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GrahamCaswell
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Reged: 02/05/2008
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What an excellent book - up there with 'Voyage for Madmen' and Conrad's short sea stories as one of my all-time favourites!
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Searush
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Reged: 14/10/2006
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Loc: k up if caught.
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Yes, it's a good antidote to the "you must have a training course for that" gang. Mind you, he didn't actually make it home did he! Tho' IIRC it was due to being single-handed and with limited info on local currents rather than any navigational or seamanship issues.
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IMBO
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The shark didn't help much either! 
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Legalise_the_Torpedo
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Reged: 22/06/2008
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On Amazon second hand for 33p.
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nickjones
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Reged: 22/01/2003
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Loc: Northumberland
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There's a website somewhere, I'm told, that shows a world map with recent shark attacks recorded in two colours: one for provoked attacks - and guess where they all occur. Yup, along american seaboards.
At least our hero used a hook - unlike the 'bright spark' who fed his catch an explosive charge a la jaws. Unfortunately for all, the shark blew up directly under his boat.
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