"A gripping compendium of noteworthy small-boat voyages made over the centuries."

--John Harland, author of Seamanship in the Age of Sail

A Speck on the Sea chronicles the greatest ocean voyages attempted in the littlest boats. These feats include:

• Diego Mendez's voyage to rescue Columbus

• William Okeley's escape from slavery in a folding rowboat

• Ernest Shackleton's death-cheating journeys

• And more