Dougal Robertson
This
extraordinary man who safely guided his family through one of the toughest
scenarios imaginable, and wrote a world best seller a classic book now used
in English Literature curriculum, in the USA and Singapore, as well as other
countries, called Survive the Savage Sea and in order to safeguard
the lives of others at sea produced a survival Manual called Sea Survival
which has to our certain knowledge saved many lives at sea.
He wrote a third book before his untimely death which has as yet not been
published. It is a story written with knowledge gained from his days as
a merchant sailor in far eastern waters. called
China Coast Hostage
Reviews of Survive the Savage Sea
"For stark excitement, marine natural history, practical lessons, and human love and stresses, few records, if any, of hazard and survival have ever bettered it." Washington Post
"Well-written account....an unexpectedly personal view of a man's physical and a woman's emotional courage that, when bonded, produced the strength to survive." Sailing
"The Robertsons survived and their tale is a triumph of human resource and determination against terrible odds." Cruising World
"Unique, fascinating, magnificent!" Samuel Eliot Morison
This
is one of the best survival adventure stories. The Robertsons are attempting
a circumnavigation when their yacht is sunk by killer whales in the Pacific
Ocean. With very few provisions, an inflatable raft (which later sinks) and
a dinghy the Robertsons are able to survive 38 days on the ocean under extreme
conditions. Dougal Robertson's account of the adventure is gripping, at sometimes
understated and brutally honest. Robertson was probably not an easy man to get
along with but his indomitability, his command presence and force of will, coupled
with his wife's emotional strength, got their family through. It is a tremendous
story of leadership under the most extreme circumstances.