Overboard!, Michael J. Tougias
Overboard!, Michael J. Tougias
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Overboard!
A True Bluewater Odyssey of Disaster and Survival

Author: Michael J. Tougias

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 6 hr 59 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/16/2010

Categories: Nonfiction, Travel

Synopsis

In early May of 2005, Captain Tom Tighe and first mate, Loch Reidy, of the sailboat Almeisan welcomed three new crew members, two men and a woman, for a fiveday voyage from Connecticut to Bermuda. While Tighe and Reidy had made the journey countless times, the rest of the crew were paying passengers learning about offshore sailingand looking for adventure. Four days into their voyage, they got adventure but nothing that they had expected or had any training to handle. A massive storm struck, sweeping Tighe and Reidy from the boat. The remaining crew members somehow managed to stay aboard the vessel as it was torn apart by wind and water. Overboard! follows the simultaneous desperate struggles of boat passengers and the captain and first mate fighting for their lives in the sea.

About Michael J. Tougias

Michael J. Tougias is the author and coauthor of more than a dozen books, including two bestselling true-adventure and survival books, Ten Hours Until Dawn: A True Story of Heroism and Tragedy Aboard the Can Do and Fatal Forecast: An Incredible True Tale of Disaster and Survival at Sea.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Doreen on May 03, 2013

Tougias offers another chilling tale of two separate boats requiring two separate, terrifying rescues. With his wonderful writing style, I read each word, 'seeing' every second of activity described. I felt intimately acquainted with each storm victim and rescuer through Togias' wonderful explanation......more

Goodreads review by Pam on August 16, 2016

Wow. Wow. Couldn't put this down (finished in 1 day)! This non-fiction book reads like fiction, and I had to keep asking myself what I would do if it were I in that situation. Don't think for a minute that Mother Nature is not the one in control on the open ocean.......more

Goodreads review by Cameron on March 03, 2021

A tail of some stupid sailers who classically thought a storm was not going to be as bad as it was. Got in way over their head and made it out live to sail again. Long story short, Sail to a tropical island, whether getting bad, we can make it, nope, washed off the boat, get spotted, hard to rescue,......more

Goodreads review by Cynthia on March 18, 2025

I would really rate this as a 4.5. At times, the author gets caught up in details that detract from the story. The story is incredible. One person I shared the story with stated that it should be made into a movie. There are so many different heroes in this story.......more

Goodreads review by Debra on January 31, 2014

If sailing makes you uneasy maybe you better not read this because this is one scary story. I didn't choose this book because like boats, but I do like exciting survival stories and this one was an edge-of-your-seat story. Tom Tighe and first mate Loch Reidy along with three other people attempted t......more

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