Storm Passage

by Webb Chiles

Book Overview

From the cover of the original hard cover edition: "I was born for this moment and for all the days ahead." Thus begins the intensely personal account of 33 year old Webb Chiles' formidable voyage... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0812907035
• ISBN13: 9780812907032
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: Times Books(NY)
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 1.23 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Self Reliance

"Storm Passage",A great sea story,one of which I read of many years ago,one I'd like to read again.Its a narrative about Survival and resourcfullness at sea. An important work about single handed sailing.

How to fix a boat while sailing around the world

This book gave me confidance in the Ericson 37, which my family owns and often sail in Lake Huron. After learning about some of Webb's adventures at sea my father and I took much of his advice and improved our boat so we would not experience any of the problems he delt with in his circumnavigation. It is true that with a lifetime of sailing in Michigan Waters we would not inflict as much wear and tear on our boat as he did his but it was nice to know what the old girl could take. The book was a story about one man and his ability to take a racing sail boat and sail it around the world. The problem is that this boat was not a blue water cruiser. Many of the problems he encountered along the way were due to the fact that the boat was not designed for this type of abuse. In a normal sail on Sunday afternoon you might sail 20 miles around a protected lake. Webb sailed his Ericson 37 8,000 miles around the Cape. All of which was beating to weather. I admire his determination and feel connected to his adventure due to the years spent on her sister ship.Book could be renamed Webb's Excellent Adventure and boat repair.