by Maurice Bailey
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The Bailey's is a fantastic human story of adaptaion to totally alien conditions. It is a story of amazing courage, resolution and endurance. Essential reading for all who enjoy a gripping true story, 117 Days Adrift is an inspiring tale that has become one of the classics of the sea.
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0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Awesome book!, 2008-08-08
Took this book on a flight over to Belgium and could not put it down! You can share in this poor guys misery and picture his plight as though you were there with him. A great read, that makes you want to stay on dry land.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
Inspiring Report of Survival at Sea, 2008-06-01
Actually the Bailey's were adrift for 119 days as is explained in the preface. Their small sailboat was holed near the Galapagos Islands by an angry whale during an up-to-then happy voyage. In fewer than 45 minutes their boat sank, but they were fortunate to have a good life raft and dinghy. They were also able to gather, as their boat was sinking, some supplies and odds and ends which eventually helped to save their lives. The sea provided most of their food and the skies water, both in abundance; they were able to catch turtles by hand and fish with safety pins made into fish hooks, and gather rain water in jugs. The Baileys were able to survive and take advantage of the gifts of nature because they did not panic, they did not despair, even though seven ships passed within one mile of their raft before the eighth stopped to save them.
The Bailey's story is inspiring because it demonstrates clearly and distinctly the importance of determination, care, and reason in the struggle to survive. Most boaters will never be in the situation that the Baileys were in, but their example is a lesson for us all in our mundane daily battles against the elements that would weaken and destroy us.
The book also contains interesting observations about marine nature and human psychology under stress. This is not a literary masterpiece but it is a fascinating story told simply and straightforwardly with little drama or embellishment. The Baileys do not try to present themselves as heroes or fools--just humans caught in an awful bind that they must solve in order to survive.
I also strongly recommend Five Against the Sea by Ron Arias. This is another true tale of survival on a small boat adrift in the Pacific.
0 of 0 people found the following review helpful:
 Gripping, interesting, a bit spiritual., 2006-07-12
Imagine your luxurious life of amateur sea-captain becomes a fight for survival and a genuine reliance on nature to provide sustainance.
A really quick read, gripping at times. A true story.
10 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
 No Classic, 2001-01-16
Having just read "Into Thin Air" I was looking for another gripping true story. This book seemed to promise that, but sadly, it didn't deliver. While what the Baileys did was enormous and awe-inspiring, the story is really quite tepid. LOTS of pictures and drawings to flesh out the skimpy 192 pages. Redundant - day after day the same thing, sometimes told once by Maurice and a second time by Maralyn. I know it was a harrowing experience, I just wish I could have FELT it more
7 of 30 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent Story - A must for anyone thinking of cursing, 1999-07-30
I've read this book a couple of times. An amazing tale of not only how they servived physically but mentally.
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