Search Results for: The Last Time Around Cape Horn

In 1949, a young Dartmouth student named William Stark left his study-abroad program in Zurich for a berth as an Ordinary Seaman on a Finnish windjammer that wo

Charles Davis was one of the world's leading maritime model builders. During the first half of the last century, he was also acclaimed as an artist, historian,

Cape Horn conjures up images of wind-whipped waters and desperate mariners in frozen rigging. Long recognized as a maritime touchstone for sailors, it marks the

Traces a father and son journey around South America in a tiny boat they built together

An engaging and informative first-hand account of the last ‘grain race’ of maritime history, from respected travel writer Eric Newby.