Ocean Crossing Wayfarer by Frank and Margaret Dye

[Algol]

I read it recently. I was staggered at the proportion of time spent on those voyages that they seemed to be right at the edge of or in survival conditions. It seemed reckless, especially given Dye seemed unable to find crew that weren't dangerously incapacitated by seasickness for days on end. For me it wasn't quite the ripping read I had expected.