Callahan, a boat designer, lost his boat in a storm off the Canary Islands while participating in a solo race across the Atlantic in 1982. Fortunately, he was carrying much more than the basic emergency equipment required, for example a raft. for six people. Before sinking, he was able to retrieve his emergency equipment and life raft. What made his story different was that he was completely alone. With the help of his ingenuity, he learned to spear fish, fix his solar still, and even repair his raft. Before The Perfect Storm, before In the Heart of the Sea, Steven Callahan's dramatic story of survival at sea was on the New York Times best-seller list for more than thirty-six weeks. He somehow became the model for a new wave of adventure books. Adrift is an unforgettable sailor classic, a first-hand account written by the only man who has survived more than a month alone at sea, fight...read more