Slocum Sailing alone around the world
Wonderful book wonderful sailor telling a great tale which I am sure most of us have enjoyed but can anyone really believe the episode where, at anchor near Tierra Del Fuego, he spreads tacks on deck to deter intruders and awakens to the sound of indians hopping around the deck of Spray in startled pain? I suspect that yarn became embellished on the many lectures he gave fundraising along his route. Any other would-be minor sceptics out there?
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