The Track of the "Typhoon"
In 1920, William Nutting, editor of Motor Boat Magazine and an experienced sailor, commissioned his friend, legendary naval architect William Atkin, to design a boat for an Atlantic crossing. The nominal goal of the voyage was to compete in the yacht races off Cowes, England, but Nutting and Atkin also wanted to prove that one could cross a large ocean in what was then considered a very small vessel. The result was "Typhoon," a 45-foot ketch in which Nutting and a few friends completed a three-week crossing of the North Atlantic, followed by some racing and cruising in Europe, and a return to New York via the southern route. This book chronicles the entire adventure. Four years later, Nutting was lost at sea on a voyage in a different vessel. (Summary by Alan Dove)
Genre(s): Exploration
Language: English
| Section | Chapter | Reader | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Play 00 | Preface | Alan Dove |
00:09:57 |
| Play 01 | How "Typhoon" Came to be Designed and Built | Alan Dove |
00:27:25 |
| Play 02 | "Typhoon" Goes Overboard | Alan Dove |
00:14:41 |
| Play 03 | Fighting Time Across the North Atlantic | Alan Dove |
00:24:25 |
| Play 04 | "Typhoon" Reaches Cowes with Thirty-Seven Hours to Spare | Alan Dove |
00:27:16 |
| Play 05 | Loafing in English Waters | Alan Dove |
00:25:28 |
| Play 06 | Across the Channel to Brittany | Alan Dove |
00:22:51 |
| Play 07 | Crossing the Bay of Biscay | Alan Dove |
00:30:34 |
| Play 08 | "Typhoon" in Sunny Spain | Alan Dove |
00:21:43 |
| Play 09 | "Typhoon" Picks up the Azores | Alan Dove |
00:35:37 |
| Play 10 | From Santa Maria to San Miguel | Alan Dove |
00:23:29 |
| Play 11 | Ten Days at Ponta Delgada | Alan Dove |
00:27:01 |
| Play 12 | Off on the Last Leg | Alan Dove |
00:34:08 |
| Play 13 | The Gales in the Gulf Stream | Alan Dove |
00:11:55 |
| Play 14 | The Knockdown | Alan Dove |
00:25:32 |
| Play 15 | Land Ho! | Alan Dove |
00:21:22 |
| Play 16 | Afterthoughts | Alan Dove |
00:14:54 |