Good Jibes #163: Richard King on the History of Sailing Alone
Welcome to episode 163 of the Good Jibes podcast. This week we chat with Richard King, who shares stories from singlehanders around the world. Richard is an author and Illustrator of several books, most recently Sailing Alone: A Surprising History of Isolation and Survival at Sea. Richard sailed alone across the Atlantic Ocean from Portland, Maine, to Lisbon, Portugal, (he was aiming for Scotland) aboard a 28-ft sloop, in 2007.
Hear why sailors decide to explore the world singlehanded, about the most notable singlehanded sailors Richard has interviewed and studied, how to get comfortable singlehanding, what he’s learned working on tall ships, and what he did when his engine stopped working while crossing the Atlantic.
Here’s a sample of what you’ll hear in this episode.
- Canada’s Class Afloat
- Why Richard chose to write a book about a lobster
- Narrowly missing tragedy aboard the Concordia
- Preparing to sail the Atlantic alone
- Common threads among singlehanders
- Several stories about great sailors in recent history
Check out Richard’s books at RichardJKing.info/Works.htm.
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