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A first-hand account by the family whose yacht sank beneath them in the Pacific Ocean, forcing them to take their chances in a rubber raft where they survived for nearly four months. They tell the story of their struggle for survival and of their adaptation to alien conditions.
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I read this book in one sitting; it's quite a gripping experience to re-live the experience as the Bailey's hold out for an unparalleled 118 days in a rubber dinghy and raft in the middle of the Pacific. Will few supplies and slowly failing equipment, they keep improvising and somehow mentally hold it together long enough for the 8th (!) passing ship to finally spot them after almost 4 months adrift.
The only criticisms I have of this book are that they leave a few questions unanswered. Such as, did they not have a radio?! (Perhaps not standard in 1973?)
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
They were ordinary middle age couple (not some sportsmen or military personnel) and they survived 118 days from the sea without any help. They invent and improvised many ways to catch fish and provide enough drinking water.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Maurice and Maralyn Bailey wrote a book about an incredible adventure at sea, but most of all they proved that as a team, humans can face the worst and adapt to the most hostile environment. Sure, few of us would have had the physical and moral strength to spend six months on a leaking live raft drifting out into the vast Pacific, without any hope to be seen or found one day. But the Baileys showed us that it is possible. After several months, when they "had become part of the sea", both were convinced that they could have lived on that way forever, they didn't expect anything from the outside world anymore. Their story teaches us a lesson about humans, our unbelievable resources and our capacity to adapt - as a team. For those who think that +200 pages about drifting in a 2 m2 live raft might become monotonous, be assured that you'll enjoy every page!
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