Around the World Single-handed: The Cruise of the "Islander" (Dover Maritime) Paperback – Illustrated, 1 Jan. 1990

OK it's no literary classic, but this is a very enjoyable read.What shines through is that Harry Pidgeon was an open and friendly guy, and guess what, he meets with openness and friendliness wherever he goes.For him the boat and sailing was primarily a way of getting where he wanted to go, he's not that interested in time at sea and that's reflected in the balance of the book.Given that he was making his voyage in the early 1920's, when my dad was born, it's amazing how untouched many of the places he visited still were. Huge changes followed soon after.Don't worry when in the latter part of the book he talks about catching and eating dolphins, he's talking about dorados or mahi-mahi. They're fish that many ocean voyagers seem to catch.It's interesting how different this is from Joshua Slocum's book describing his world-first circumnavigation about thirty years earlier. Slocum is firmly of the nineteenth century, Harry Pidgeon feels surprisingly modern. (In its very different way Slocum's book is excellent, and often surprisingly funny.)So yes, it's nice to accompany Harry on his voyage, though like other singlehanders he gets jokingly accused of having eaten his companions when he arrives on his own!

Had to wait for delivery as it came from the States but in very good condition, good price, no complaints

I cannot remember reading this book so it cannot have been that great.

Old and very interesting book!

An interesting insight into the world of long distancve sailing in the early part of the 20th century when this activity was rare.