Sea Change: Alone Across the Atlantic in a Wooden Boat

Author:   Peter Nichols
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN:  

9781574092929


Pages:   254
Publication Date:   15 May 2010
Format:   Paperback
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With only a sextant, his instincts as a seasoned sailor, and a boat filled with memories of his floundering marriage, Peter Nichols sets out on a solo voyage from England to Maine, where he plans to sell his beloved, twenty-seven-foot, engineless boat, Toad.Halfway across the ocean, his boat springs a leak and his voyage becomes a desperate struggle to survive. Filled with intelligence, bravery and humor, Sea Change is a thrilling adventure story. It is a classic tale of a man struggling to come to terms with his reckless spirit, his highest hopes, and his broken dreams.

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Author:   Peter Nichols
Publisher:   Rowman & Littlefield
Imprint:   Sheridan House
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.381kg
ISBN:  

9781574092929


ISBN 10:   1574092928
Pages:   254
Publication Date:   15 May 2010
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Out of Print
Availability:   Awaiting stock   Availability explained

Table of Contents

1. England 2. Falmouth to Fayal 3. Horta 4. Fayal to 36 Degrees08' North; 53 Degrees12' West 5. A Short Weird Cruise to Galveston 6. Galveston. And Beyond the Infinite

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Nichols is marvelous at describing the feelings of awe and loneliness that the sea inspires... In his understated telling of the story, he never seeks your sympathy. He just breaks your heart. The New York Review Of Books A heartbreaking and harrowing sea tale... Nichols has (written) something wonderful. Los Angeles Times Sea Change is many things: adventure tale, sailing memoir, confession. What holds it together is the author's fine ear for language and rhythms of the sea. --The Seattle Times I think Sea Change is a magnificent addition to the literature of small-boating adventuring. --Jonathan Raban, author of Badlands


Sea Change is many things: adventure tale, sailing memoir, confession. What holds it together is the author's fine ear for language and rhythms of the sea. --The Seattle Times


Nichols is marvelous at describing the feelings of awe and loneliness that the sea inspires... In his understated telling of the story, he never seeks your sympathy. He just breaks your heart. * The New York Review Of Books * Sea Change is many things: adventure tale, sailing memoir, confession. What holds it together is the author's fine ear for language and rhythms of the sea. --The Seattle Times I think Sea Change is a magnificent addition to the literature of small-boating adventuring. --Jonathan Raban, author of Badlands


Author Information

Peter Nichols is the author of A Voyage for Madmen, the story of the 1968 solo race around the world, and the recent Final Voyage: A Story of Arctic Disaster and One Fateful Whaling Season.

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