To the Ice and Beyond
Sailing Solo Across 32 Oceans and Seaways

Terse account of a solo circumnavigation via the Northwest Passage. This is a very good book. The author accomplished a record solo navigation of the fabled Northwest Passage with a boat design quite different from that of the typical long distance sailor. The timing of the voyage was critical to av......more

Interesting book. Stoic reading The adventure is truly five star, the book itself lacks feeling and depth. Nevertheless, definitely worth reading, short and to the point.......more

In his late 50's, Graeme Kendall, an experienced sailor, decides that he could circumnavigate the world, solo, by sail. Things fall into place, so he very matter of factly, goes ahead. Going means building a yacht to his specifications, without the ties or distraction s of sponsorship, in two years.......more

A great adventure but... Recounting the epic undertaking by Graeme Kendall to sale single handed round the world taking in the fabled Northwest Passage, this book cant fail to be interesting. However, I never felt that I got under the author’s skin. It goes without saying that in order to undertake su......more

Riveting Most sailing books I’ve read are about cruising types involving circumnavigation, interesting places, people and events and this is in a small way somewhat similar. However, the description of the design and build process of his boat is great in itself then, the relating of the storms, the......more