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My Old Man and the Sea

by David Hays
Daniel Hays
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In this classic tale of true-life adventure, David and Daniel Hays, a father and son, sail 17,000-miles from Connecticut to Cape Horn and back. Together they complete this odyssey and join a select group to successfully sail the Drake Passage in a small vessel. It is also the story of conquering inner struggles as well as great distances. Sailing and travel books listeners will delight in this often hilarious and often moving tale.

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  • Release date

    October 20, 2020

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    • OverDrive Listen audiobook

      • ISBN: 9781705023846
      • File size: 221921 KB
      • Duration: 07:42:20

  • Languages

    • English

  • Reviews

    • AudioFile Magazine
      David and Daniel Hays test the strength of their tiny boat, SPARROW, as well as the strength of their relationship on a 17,000-mile journey to Cape Horn and back. David's reflective, almost constant analysis of their adventures (both internal and external) plays marvelously off his son's lighthearted, sometimes boyishly bumbling captain's log entries. The alternating voices bring their experiences to life while simultaneously recreating the oftentimes humorous, oftentimes touching situations they encounter. More than a travel story, MY OLD MAN AND THE SEA is the chronicle of a father-and-son adventure, the coming together of two men to learn from one another. R.A.P. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine
    • Publisher's Weekly

      January 2, 1995
      As a child, David Hays regarded sailing around Cape Horn as the ultimate adventure. Now, in middle age, he makes the voyage with his 24-year-old son, hoping to regain a youthful perspective on life. Daniel, just out of college, wanted time to think about commitment to a career. Together, they built a 25-foot sloop, Sparrow, and set out across the Caribbean, navigating by compass and sextant. Sparrow carried neither motor nor radar, only a two-way, short-range radio. Father and son take turns giving their accounts of the 17,000-mile voyage. Their course was through the Panama Canal, then south by way of the Galapagos and Easter Islands. On day 179, they passed the Horn, having made 230 miles in 36 hours without being able to search the sky for sights because of the weather; in return for that feat of navigation, Dan became the captain. It is an engaging adventure, and a remarkable story of a father-son relationship. First serial to Sailing magazine; author tour.

    • AudioFile Magazine
      David Hays and his son, Daniel, trade off telling the story of their 317 day trip around Cape Horn in a 25-foot sailboat. Jeff Woodman's chipper, slightly nerdy portrayal of 23-year-old Daniel is at first jarring compared to George Guidall's resonant, philosophical performance as the 55-year-old David. But as the tale unfolds, their dissimilar presentations begin to match the characters, and soon we feel right there on board, alternately entertained, educated, terrified, relaxed and, above all, impressed--as much by the completion of this 17,000-mile trip as by the extraordinary relationship between father and son. J.H.L. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

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