Peter M. Clutterbuck

Peter Clutterbuck in his late teens in the 1960s took epic-length ocean voyages in a dory which is basically a little sail-boat you see darting around harbors with your butt on the edge of the railing leaning out to keep it from tipping over, the sort of thing people learn to sail on. These are very small tippy boats not designed for voyaging (much less offshore) or sleeping on, but Clutterbuck and friends sailed from England to the Med and Scandinavia dodging storms bigger than force 7 which would have sunk them. I lost the book around page 150 so couldn't finish it but that is most of the story, the remainder was tips for making a trip of your own which I have no plans for. This boat (Wayfarer class) is a death-wish from his descriptions they almost died many times.… (meer)