{"product_id":"the-track-of-the-typhoon-paperback","title":"The Track of the Typhoon - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Washburn Nutting\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe thrilling true story of a small yacht's daring voyage across the Atlantic\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn a cold, blustery, late November day in 1920, a little black 45-foot yacht slowly beat her way through the Narrows against an ebbing tide and a raw nor'wester and tied up at St. George, Staten Island. To the casual observer there was nothing unusual about the event, except possibly the lateness of the season, but to the practiced eye there were signs that spelled something more than a post-season run to the fishing banks. Her storm trysail, her tattered ensign, her decks and rail scoured white, the lifelines strung between her shrouds--all were marks that told of a battle with strong winds and heavy seas. She was the \u003ci\u003eTyphoon\u003c\/i\u003e, thirty-two days from the Azores, and in her short career since her launching in July, she had completed a cruise of seven thousand-odd miles that had taken her across the North Atlantic and back again.\u003cp\u003eThis is the story of the \u003ci\u003eTyphoon\u003c\/i\u003e, from the time of her conception by William Nutting, editor of \u003ci\u003eMotor Boat\u003c\/i\u003e magazine, and his friend, the legendary naval architect William Atkin, to the finish of her cruise a year later - a journey to prove that it was possible to cross a large ocean in what at the time was considered a very small vessel. First published in 1921, \u003ci\u003eThe Track of the \u003c\/i\u003eTyphoon is a classic tale of sailing across the Atlantic for the fun of the thing: for the sport of picking one's way across great stretches of water by sextant and pitting one's wits against the raw, honest forces of nature. It is a story that further cements what Slocum, Voss, Blackburn, and Day knew - that the size of a boat has little to do with its seaworthiness. Most of all, \u003ci\u003eTyphoon\u003c\/i\u003e will inspire a confidence in the possibilities of the small yacht and instill in readers a desire to explore the sea in their own small craft.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Washburn Nutting\u003c\/b\u003e (1884-1924) was an American sailor and author. He co-founded the Cruising Club of America in 1922 and was editor of \u003ci\u003eMotor Boat\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. He was lost at sea in the Atlantic in 1924. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTim Murphy\u003c\/b\u003e is editor-at-large of \u003ci\u003eCruising World \u003c\/i\u003eand author of \u003ci\u003eAdventurous Use of the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e, which tells the full story of William Washburn Nutting and sixteen other influential cruisers and yacht designers from the past century. Murphy develops marine-trades curricula for the American Boat and Yacht Council. He lives in Gloucester, Massachusetts.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.58 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51891518570784,"sku":"9781493090457","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/cVVMSG75GJ9781493090457.webp?v=1781968047","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-track-of-the-typhoon-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}