The Track of the "Typhoon"
William Washburn Nutting
Read by Alan Dove
In 1920, William Nutting, editor of Motor Boat Magazine and an experienced sailor, commissioned his friend, legendary naval architect William Atkin, to design a boat for an Atlantic crossing. The nominal goal of the voyage was to compete in the yacht races off Cowes, England, but Nutting and Atkin also wanted to prove that one could cross a large ocean in what was then considered a very small vessel. The result was "Typhoon," a 45-foot ketch in which Nutting and a few friends completed a three-week crossing of the North Atlantic, followed by some racing and cruising in Europe, and a return to New York via the southern route. This book chronicles the entire adventure. Four years later, Nutting was lost at sea on a voyage in a different vessel. (Summary by Alan Dove) (6 hr 38 min)
Chapters
Preface | 9:57 | Read by Alan Dove |
How "Typhoon" Came to be Designed and Built | 27:25 | Read by Alan Dove |
"Typhoon" Goes Overboard | 14:41 | Read by Alan Dove |
Fighting Time Across the North Atlantic | 24:25 | Read by Alan Dove |
"Typhoon" Reaches Cowes with Thirty-Seven Hours to Spare | 27:16 | Read by Alan Dove |
Loafing in English Waters | 25:28 | Read by Alan Dove |
Across the Channel to Brittany | 22:51 | Read by Alan Dove |
Crossing the Bay of Biscay | 30:34 | Read by Alan Dove |
"Typhoon" in Sunny Spain | 21:43 | Read by Alan Dove |
"Typhoon" Picks up the Azores | 35:37 | Read by Alan Dove |
From Santa Maria to San Miguel | 23:29 | Read by Alan Dove |
Ten Days at Ponta Delgada | 27:01 | Read by Alan Dove |
Off on the Last Leg | 34:08 | Read by Alan Dove |
The Gales in the Gulf Stream | 11:55 | Read by Alan Dove |
The Knockdown | 25:32 | Read by Alan Dove |
Land Ho! | 21:22 | Read by Alan Dove |
Afterthoughts | 14:54 | Read by Alan Dove |
Reviews
Linden Stokes
Excellent book for those interested in seafaring. The narrator did a great job and was pleasant to listen too.
Jan Marie Antoinette Willard
Very interesting to me as a sailor. Has both rich history and adventure. Also, very well read.
Tally Go
great sea tail. told in an enjoyable way. one of the best readers encountered.