Overview
In early May 2005, Captain Tom Tighe and first mate, Loch Reidy, of the sailboat Almeisan welcomed three new crew members, two men and a woman, for a five-day voyage from Connecticut to Bermuda. While Tighe and Reidy had made the journey countless times, the rest of the crew were paying-passengers learning about offshore sailing and looking for adventure. Four days into their voyage, they got adventure--but not the kind they had expected or had any training to handle. A massive storm struck, sweeping Tighe and Reidy from the boat; the remaining crew somehow managed to stay aboard the vessel as it was torn apart by wind and water. Overboard! follows the desperate struggle of the passengers and of the captain and first mate fighting for their lives in the sea.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Tougias ,
Malcolm Hillgartner
Publisher: Blackstone Audiobooks
Imprint: Blackstone Audiobooks
Dimensions:
Width: 16.50cm
, Height: 3.00cm
, Length: 15.70cm
Weight: 0.227kg
ISBN: 9781441742650
ISBN 10: 1441742654
Publication Date: 16 March 2010
Audience:
General/trade
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General
Format: Audio
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Tougias has a knack for getting those who go down to the sea in ships (or, sometimes, nearly under it in yachts) to talk to him and for weaving thoroughly absorbing sea stories out of what they disclose to him. Maritime history and adventure fans need this one. -- Booklist I was frightened or astonished by every page of this beautifully told story of raging elements and human survival. And then the tale is ultimately and heartrendingly inspirational. You will not be able to put this book down. -- Dodge Moran, first American to sail solo, nonstop, around the globe Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner's urgency never ceases...As repeated attempts at rescue fail, listeners can expect their emotions to rise and fall like the swells destroying the small boat. -- AudioFile The power of Overboard! is much like an Atlantic storm...Through its players we are touched by a collective grace equal to the devastation that strikes them. -- Steve Callahan, survivor and author of New York Times best-seller Adrift
Tougias has a knack for getting those who go down to the sea in ships (or, sometimes, nearly under it in yachts) to talk to him and for weaving thoroughly absorbing sea stories out of what they disclose to him. Maritime history and adventure fans need this one. -- Booklist Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner's urgency never ceases...As repeated attempts at rescue fail, listeners can expect their emotions to rise and fall like the swells destroying the small boat. -- AudioFile I was frightened or astonished by every page of this beautifully told story of raging elements and human survival. And then the tale is ultimately and heartrendingly inspirational. You will not be able to put this book down. -- Dodge Moran, first American to sail solo, nonstop, around the globe The power of Overboard! is much like an Atlantic storm...Through its players we are touched by a collective grace equal to the devastation that strikes them. -- Steve Callahan, survivor and author of New York Times best-seller Adrift
Author Information
Michael J. Tougias is the author and coauthor of twenty-three books, including Rescue of the Bounty, A Storm too Soon, Fatal Forecast, and Ten Hours Until Dawn. Tougias has written for the New York Times and several other prestigious magazines and newspapers. He is a sought-after lecturer who gives more than seventy presentations each year. He lives in Massachusetts. Malcolm Hillgartner is an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. Named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013 and the recipient of several Earphones Awards, he has narrated over 175 audiobooks.
