Two men who survived after being cast adrift on the South Pacific for four months describe the accident that wrecked their boat and how they used their skills to coexist, cooperate, and cope with the elements. Reprint.

Capsized

CALLAHAN, STEVEN

Nalepka, James

Biographies & Memoirs

Harpercollins

After his small sailboat sank in the Atlantic, Steve Callahan spent 76 days in a five-foot inflatable raft, drifting 1800 miles before his rescue.

Adrift: Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea

Sports & Outdoors

Water Sports

Ballantine Books

Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea

The author recalls his seventy-six-day ordeal adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in a five-foot inflatable raft after the sinking of his sailboat, recounting his problems surviving the weather, shark attacks, a leaking raft, and, above all, the lack of food and

Literature & Fiction

Classics

Houghton, mifflin, harcourt

When Steven Callahan's small sloop sank west of the Canary Islands, he found himself adrift in the Atlantic in a five-foot inflatable raft, with only enough food and water for 18 days. Finally, out of flares and out of the shipping lanes, his only hope was to try to float to the Caribbean, clear across the Atlantic to the south and west, hundreds of miles away. On the 75th day he spotted land. In 76 days he had drifted 1800 miles, the only man in history to have survived more than a month alone at sea in an inflatable raft. "There are many tales of survival, but ADRIFT is 20,000 leagues better than the rest." (Kirkus Reviews) Slightly edited for radio presentation.

ADRIFT. Seventy-six days lost at sea.

Contemporary

BANTAM PRESS

The author recalls his seventy-six day ordeal adrift in the Atlantic Ocean in a five foot inflatable raft, after the sinking of his sailboat, recounting his problems surviving the weather, shark attacks, raft leaks, and food and water shortages

Demco Media

Revised and expanded edition, with a New Introduction by the Author. "An intriguing tale of personal victories claimed from disaster." - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY "Soulful, emotional ... earnest and engrossing." - KIRKUS "Will no doubt grip any reader." - Adam Braver, author of November 22, 1963 and Misfit In a superb narrative, NY Times bestselling author Steven Callahan chronicles the four-month (April - August 1989) struggle of Jim Nalepka and three other crew to survive on their capsized trimaran adrift in the the stormy seas of the wintry South Pacific. For shelter, the four huddled together in a dank hull compartment 20 inches high and only as wide as a double-bed. Most of their gear was lost in the same gale that caused them to capsize. They were drenched nearly constantly with frigid seawater, and caught fish and collected rain for sustenance before the wind and current finally carried them to New Zealand's Great Barrier Island. Capsized was originally published with a slightly different title by HarperCollins in 1992. This new edition has been thoroughly revised by Callahan (with additional text, illustrations and a new Introduction).

Capsized: Jim Nalepka's Epic 119 Day Survival Voyage Aboard the Rose-Noelle

Travelers & Explorers

New Street Communications, LLC

Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan’s dramatic tale of survival at sea was on the New York Times bestseller list for more than thirty-six weeks. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days out. “Utterly absorbing” (Newsweek), Adrift is a must-have for any adventure library.

Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea

Individual Sports

Harper Paperbacks

Two men who survived after being cast adrift on the South Pacific for four months describe the accident that wrecked their boat and how they used their skills to coexist, cooperate, and cope with the elements. Reprint.

Capsized (Curley Large Print Books)

Travel

Travel Writing

Chivers North Amer

Four men set sail in a 40-foot trimaran from New Zealand heading for Tonga. But on day three disaster strikes. After endless battering by fierce storms, "Rose-Noelle" capsizes and she and her crew drift for 119 days - the longest anyone has survived in an upturned boat. The men are completely at each other's mercy, living by fear, insecurity, egotism, selfishness and treachery. But gradually a will to live draws them together, and like it or not close co-operation is their only real chance. By the time "Rose-Noelle" runs aground on Barrier Island, they have observed the resources and strengths that they never knew they possessed. It is the only reason they are alive to tell this incredible story.

Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea

Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan’s Adrift chronicled one of the most astounding voyages of the century and one of the great sea adventures of all time. In some ways the model for the new wave of adventure books, Adrift is now an undeniable seafaring classic, a riveting firsthand account by the only man known to have survived for more than a month alone at sea, fighting for his life in an inflatable raft after his small sloop capsized only six days from port.Racked by hunger, buffeted by storms, scorched by the tropical sun, Callahan drifted for 1,800 miles, fighting off sharks with a makeshift spear and watching as nine ships passed him by. “A real human drama that delves deeply into man’s survival instincts” (Library Journal), Adrift is a story of anguish and horror, of undying heroism, hope, and survival, and a must-read for any adventure lover.“An utterly absorbing saga.” ―Newsweek“Fascinating…a clearly written ocean yarn in which the stakes are high and a brave man wins through.” ―Wall Street Journal

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Capsized

Adrift: Seventy Six Days Lost at Sea

Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea

ADRIFT. Seventy-six days lost at sea.

Adrift: Seventy-Six Days Lost at Sea

Capsized: Jim Nalepka's Epic 119 Day Survival Voyage Aboard the Rose-Noelle

Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea

Capsized (Curley Large Print Books)

Capsized (Curley Large Print Books)

Adrift: 76 Days Lost at Sea