The Mariner’s Library

The fifth section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk, taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck survivors a year (at that time) hold on long enough for help to reach them. This is a book that I have wanted to read for many years because it has direct application to the kind of survival situations I might find myself in as a pelagic mariner. Having personally been in a situation in a round the world yacht race where my desalination machine was reduced in it's capacity to provide fresh water down to only 250ml a day, I know what it is to be surrounded by water but not have drop to drink. In my situation, I was in an equatorial area with no rain showers and with two weeks sailing to the nearest land. I survived by mixing my fresh water with an equal amount of salt water and adding sugar 'to taste/not puke' My method worked, I finished the leg (3rd!) and I suffered no ill effects, but I am now understandably interested in discovering all I can about Dr Bombard's work and learning more about how it was possible for him to cross the Atlantic, in a rubber boat, in sixty five days with no food & no fresh water. Let's find out together. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The fourth section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk, taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck survivors a year (at that time) hold on long enough for help to reach them. This is a book that I have wanted to read for many years because it has direct application to the kind of survival situations I might find myself in as a pelagic mariner. Having personally been in a situation in a round the world yacht race where my desalination machine was reduced in it's capacity to provide fresh water down to only 250ml a day, I know what it is to be surrounded by water but not have drop to drink. In my situation, I was in an equatorial area with no rain showers and with two weeks sailing to the nearest land. I survived by mixing my fresh water with an equal amount of salt water and adding sugar 'to taste/not puke' My method worked, I finished the leg (3rd!) and I suffered no ill effects, but I am now understandably interested in discovering all I can about Dr Bombard's work and learning more about how it was possible for him to cross the Atlantic, in a rubber boat, in sixty five days with no food & no fresh water. Let's find out together. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The third section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk, taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck survivors a year (at that time) hold on long enough for help to reach them. This is a book that I have wanted to read for many years because it has direct application to the kind of survival situations I might find myself in as a pelagic mariner. Having personally been in a situation in a round the world yacht race where my desalination machine was reduced in it's capacity to provide fresh water down to only 250ml a day, I know what it is to be surrounded by water but not have drop to drink. In my situation, I was in an equatorial area with no rain showers and with two weeks sailing to the nearest land. I survived by mixing my fresh water with an equal amount of salt water and adding sugar 'to taste/not puke' My method worked, I finished the leg (3rd!) and I suffered no ill effects, but I am now understandably interested in discovering all I can about Dr Bombard's work and learning more about how it was possible for him to cross the Atlantic, in a rubber boat, in sixty five days with no food & no fresh water. Let's find out together. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The second section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk, taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck survivors a year (at that time) hold on long enough for help to reach them. This is a book that I have wanted to read for many years because it has direct application to the kind of survival situations I might find myself in as a pelagic mariner. Having personally been in a situation in a round the world yacht race where my desalination machine was reduced in it's capacity to provide fresh water down to only 250ml a day, I know what it is to be surrounded by water but not have drop to drink. In my situation, I was in an equatorial area with no rain showers and with two weeks sailing to the nearest land. I survived by mixing my fresh water with an equal amount of salt water and adding sugar 'to taste/not puke' My method worked, I finished the leg (3rd!) and I suffered no ill effects, but I am now understandably interested in discovering all I can about Dr Bombard's work and learning more about how it was possible for him to cross the Atlantic, in a rubber boat, in sixty five days with no food & no fresh water. Let's find out together. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The first section of Brian Connell's 1953 English translation of Dr. Alain Bombard's notable 1952 French manuscript, 'The Bombard Story'. This is the story of an unbelievable voyage, requiring huge personal sacrifice and with barely mitigated risk, taken solely in the altruistic pursuit of furthering scientific understanding towards providing hard and fast possibilities to help 50,000 ship wreck survivors a year (at that time) hold on long enough for help to reach them. This is a book that I have wanted to read for many years because it has direct application to the kind of survival situations I might find myself in as a pelagic mariner. Having personally been in a situation in a round the world yacht race where my desalination machine was reduced in it's capacity to provide fresh water down to only 250ml a day, I know what it is to be surrounded by water but not have drop to drink. In my situation, I was in an equatorial area with no rain showers and with two weeks sailing to the nearest land. I survived by mixing my fresh water with an equal amount of salt water and adding sugar 'to taste/not puke' My method worked, I finished the leg (3rd!) and I suffered no ill effects, but I am now understandably interested in discovering all I can about Dr Bombard's work and learning more about how it was possible for him to cross the Atlantic, in a rubber boat, in sixty five days with no food & no fresh water. Let's find out together. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The eleventh & last chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The tenth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The ninth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The eighth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The seventh chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The sixth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The fifth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The fourth chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The third chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The second chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a post WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The first chapter of Alfred Loomis' 1922 'The Cruise of the Hippocampus'. A delightful tale of a plot WW1 voyage from the US to Panama in a 28ft yawl, affectionately nick-named 'Hippo'. If you have any sailing books published before 1925 that you think would be an interesting read for modern sailors please contact me at [email protected] and we will see if we can bring them and their forgotten voyages back to life here on Rare Nautical Reads. If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon site and joining the community there. Click here to support the show for $5 a month Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The last chapter of Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The first section of Chapter 7 in Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 6 of Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The third part of Chapter 5 in Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The second part of Chapter 5 in Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The first part of Chapter 5 in Alain Colas' 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The third part of Chapter 4 in Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The second part of Chapter 4 in Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The first section of Chapter 4 in Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The third section of Chapter 3 in Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The second section of Chapter 3 in Alain Colas's, 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The first part of Chapter 3 of Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 2 of Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost at sea in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 1 of Alain Colas's 'Around the World Alone' a text that has always been closed to me ( I do not speak French) until I found this English translation published by Barron Education Press in 1978. Alain Colas was lost in 1978 denying the world the opportunity to learn more from this erudite, eloquent and deeply passionate sailor. As many of you will know, this subject is very close to my heart as I have raced solo along the route that Alain takes in this book. I found Alain's writing to be so thoughtful, insightful and passionate that there were many times during this reading, that I simply had to stop, take off my headphones and stand looking out of the window, watching salty-eyed as my own 'Bird of Passage' swung impatiently at her mooring. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, please support the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find deserved appreciation amongst the modern sailing community Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

The final chapters of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 21 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 20 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 19 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 18 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 17 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 16 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 15 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 14 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 13 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 12 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 11 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 10 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 9 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapters 7 and 8 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapters 5 and 6 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapters 3 and 4 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapters 1 and 2 of W. I. B. Crealock's hidden gem, 'Vagabonding Under Sail, the intriguing story of a young crew who set off just after the second world war to make good on their individual and collective dream to explore beyond the West horizon. Printed by Hastings House in 1951 All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapter 26, the final instalment of John Caldwell's fantastic story 'Desperate Voyage', published in 1949 by Little, Brown & Company of Boston. All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major

Chapters 24 & 25 of 'Desperate Voyage', John Caldwell's fantastic story of sailing alone across the pacific just after the Second World War. Published in 1949 by Little, Brown & Company of Boston. All rights for the original text go to the author and publishers. Before you go.... If you are enjoying these stories and would like to support the creation of more great free content, perhaps you would consider supporting the podcast by heading over to my Patreon Site and selecting the $5 per month 'Podcast' option. For the equivalent of just a few cents per episode, you will be helping many more rare nautical books find appreciation amongst the sailing community & allow the hard-won life experiences of many unheard fellow sailors be heard anew. Click here to support the show for $5 a month If you have any questions please send them to: [email protected] Cheers, Chris Stanmore-Major