The Voyage of the Cormorant, Christian Beamish
The Voyage of the Cormorant, Christian Beamish
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The Voyage of the Cormorant
A Memoir of the Changeable Sea

Author: Christian Beamish

Series: Patagonia

Narrator: Christian Beamish

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/10/2020

Synopsis

Christian Beamish, a notable writer for The Surfer's Journal, has done what every guy since Huck Finn has dreamed of doing: making his own boat and sailing it to paradise, with adventures along the way.

Christian Beamish, a former editor at The Surfer's Journal, envisioned a low-tech, self-reliant exploration for surf along the coast of North America, using primarily clothes and instruments available to his ancestors, and the 18-foot boat he would build by hand in his garage. How the vision met reality - and how the two came to shape each other - places The Voyage of the Cormorant in the great American tradition of tales of life at sea, and what it has to teach us.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Karla

I loved hearing about Christian's adventures getting in touch with his connection to nature and his inner self. This book has all the romance of classic adventure tales, but it is contemporary. The result is that you want to follow your dreams. A great book for those who enjoyed Wild.......more

Goodreads review by David

It's not that, in the end, The Voyage of the Cormorant didn't have a deeper meaning or story. Because it did. I think where it fell short is how long it took to get to the meat of Beamish's story. For a long while you're reading about the mizzen, the main, and the efforts to get ashore. It borders on......more

Goodreads review by Patrick

This is a wonderfully-written account of an inner and an outer journey. Christian Beamish built a small boat, and sailed and rowed it down the coast of Mexico, meeting wonderful people, challenging weather, and good surf.......more

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