Sailing to the far horizon : the restless journey and tragic sinking of a tall ship
"More than twenty-five years ago, Pamela Bitterman began her journey on board a 123-foot, sixty-year-old sailing ship being readied for its second global circumnavigation." "Bitterman's initial voyage, during which Hurricane Kendra chased the schooner miles off course to Bermuda, did not impel her to retreat home. Instead, she immersed herself in this created space between the life of a tall ship sailor, world traveler, and adventurer. Her narrative describes rare gatherings with Cuna Indians in the Gulf of San Blas, the discovery of original ancient tikis hidden away in the Marquesas, and a treasured offering of traditional tapa cloth from island natives. Bitterman's experiences also give readers insight into a time of civil unrest in Latin America."
Print Book, English, ©2004
University of Wisconsin Press, Madison, Wis., ©2004
xvi, 345 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
9780299201906, 0299201902
54692079
Joining the Sofia for her second circumnavigation: floating in Boston
Into the teeth of hurricane Kendra: my maiden voyage
Too much rum, too many steel drums: too long a stay in the windward islands
Old world, third world, unspoiled world: the Dutch Antilles, Venezuela, the San Blas Archipelago
Great escapes: the trip overland through Mexico and Central America
"¿Dondé esta American embassy?": What the travel brochures don't tell you: Costa Rica, Panama, and the Galapagos
The world's longest expanse of uninterrupted ocean: crosssing the South Pacific to the Marquesas
The most beautiful islands in the world: the societies
Too many have come before us: the Cook Islands, the Samoas, and the Kingdom of Tonga
Deep in the doldrums: crossing the horse latitudes to New Zealand
Roll on, deep and dark blue ocean: the mutiny and the Sofia's final passage
Off the North Cape: the storm
Sinking: the life rafts
Coming home