The Track of the Typhoon

First published in 1921, this is a classic tale, in the vein of Slocum and Dana, of sailing the 45-foot yacht Typhoon across the Atlantic and back again ＂for the fun of the thing＂ and to prove the feat could be done in what was, at the time, considered a very small vessel.

William Washburn Nutting (1884-1924) was an American sailor and author. He co-founded the Cruising Club of America in 1922 and was editor of Motor Boat magazine. He was lost at sea in the Atlantic in 1924.

Tim Murphy is editor-at-large of Cruising World and author of Adventurous Use of the Sea, 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.