Lewis, David
THE SHIP WOULD NOT TRAVEL DUE WEST
(c. 1961) 1962: NY. St. Martin. First US Edition. . Hardcover. Green cloth, bright gold lettering. Map endpapers. 16p b/w photos. Drawings in text. TRUE ADVENTURE. Lewis participated in the first single-handed transatlantic race, Plymouth, England to New York. Plymouth was only three hours astern when his sloop was dismasted. A falling spinnaker boom cracked his skull. He collided with a Canadian warship. His electric light and radio equipment failed. Force 8 gales, contrary winds, and the worst enemy of all -total calm - gave him little respite. Two days out from New York, he ran aground. He took 54 days to complete the race, coming in third out of five. He writes of his setbacks and his splendid achievent with modesty and scientific detachment. ; 8-1/2"Tall; 154 pages. and information.. . ISBN Number:. Keywords:[Transatlantic Race, SINGLE-HANDERS, BOATING, True Adventure]
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