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"On May 2, 2007, three veteran sailors set out on an epic voyage from Florida to France. But the trip of a lifetime s soon turns into a nightmare when their forty-seven-foot sailboat disappears along the Gulf Stream in the throes of a calamitous storm....four intrepid coast guardsmen... brave the savage storm in the hopes of saving the stranded sailors."
Beyond exciting I couldn't put it down! I could see, smell, and taste the elements through his description of the events that took place. An amazing story of the determination to survive - and to rescue these sailors. Amazing!
A Storm Too Soon by Michael Tougias is a thrilling story of survival. JP, Rudy, and Ben are men who all want to cross the Atlantic Ocean. JP, and Ben are pretty experienced sailors especially JP, but Rudy is new to the whole thing. They set sail in JP's sailboat the Sean Seamour the second. They are traveling through the Gulf Stream when tropical storm Andrea gets in there path they start to realize the dangers there in. They eventually have to evacuate boat and with broken ribs JP and the rest
As one the miraculously rescued victims torn in-extremis from the wrath of un-forecasted, post-named ST Storm Andrea, I have hesitated to provide my so obviously biased opinion of the book. Commander Nevada Smith who led his crew into this unforeseen maelstrom has opened the path on Amazon so I will continue on goodreads.If you look at the photo of our raft on the side of the mountain of water it is hard to imagine, but to put this incredible 70 foot wave in perspective consider that seas genera...
Oh, my, this was such a fantastic story! Three men on a sailboat are captured by a horrible storm. The author writes in such a way that you feel like you are with them going through exactly what they are. It was an exhilarating experience. Love it!
Further evidence to me that some of the most amazing stories every told are true. You can't make up this stuff... how everything went wrong for these sailors, but they still survived. I was in awe at the description of the 80 foot waves... I even found myself next to a tall building counting the stories to get a visual as to how high that actually was. The thought of bouncing around on a little sailboat then screaming down the back side of waves that size is enough to make my palms sweat. And I'...
This was an exciting description of the happenings off the coast when a tropical storm birthed itself at an unusual time and in an unusual place. Amazing rescues.
Tougias is a master story-teller and very strong in his ability to humanize his subject. This book is similar to his work "The Finest Hours" in the fact that it deals with a disaster at sea and the brave actions of the Coast Guard rescue teams. The book is fast-paced and grips you from the very start. The people involved are exceptionally well represented and the side stories complement the work without detracting or bogging down the overall pace and tone. This is a very good, quick read for any...
Fantastic read. I couldn't put it down. I read it for the Cybils Award. Even people who do not like nonfiction should love this book. It is written like a fiction novel while still being a true story. This is an amazing writer.
I liked this book a lot. I think that the story was very interesting and it was told very well. There were some parts that I didn't quite understand, but other than that, it was a really good book. I would give it an 8/10.
I love this book because at point everything is calm and it seconds everything can change and they way they portray how everyone feels and what it was like to be in that. I loved this book so much and I recommend it to anyone who likes nonfiction books because this is a true story as well as people who like natural disasters or things like that. Over all I found this book very well put together and very fun to read.
A pretty suspenseful story about three people who sail into a huge storm and the next-to-impossible rescue of them.Fast paced and quick moving. I think the story would have been enhanced by some pictures or diagrams, though.
Imagine you are the captain of a 47 foot sail-boat that has just been swallowed whole by a roiling cauldron of waves. Escaping the sinking boat by the skin of your teeth, you and your two man crew barely manage to haul yourselves into a torn raft that just about manages to stay afloat. Howling monster waves that reach an incredible eighty feet buffet the raft, slamming into them with a force hitherto unseen and toss the survivors around like ragged dolls. Just when you have spent your strength r...
This book is a keeper, I will have this book for a long time its so good. Spoilers ahead.So when the c-130 plane found the raft using the radar my enjoyment was exponential, Mark! Mark Mark! were the first words of the chapter when the plane saw the raft, I really enjoyed this book so much.
Three men on a boat in the Atlantic Ocean, caught in a dangerous storm that came up suddenly. Seventy foot waves, will they survive. This is a true story and hard to believe it actually happened.
This was pretty good! Not great, but definitely an interesting story. There was a lot of history and side stories in the beginning, but for the last third, I couldn't put it down. I had to know how it ended before I feel asleep again - one night I dreamt about the book, as the wind blew and rain came down outside our house. There is also a Young Reader's edition of this book, which my 11-year-old read. He definitely enjoyed the harrowing story, and I always love to talk books and stories with hi...
This book was overall a great book. Some of the main characters are Rudy, JP and Ben and together they are on a 44 foot vessel that is 225 miles off the coast of North Carolina. Severe waves as tall as 80 feet destroy the vessel and it sinks. Some major events would be when the crew are on tiny life rafts with no supplies waiting for rescue. They struggle to survive during these moments. Something I really liked about this book is that is was a page turner. It kept making you want to read knowin...
The author says his intent is for this story to be 'character - driven' rather than facts or figures regarding the Coast Guard or sailing. Well done, sir. This is story-telling excellence at its best -- a truly good read....
A Storm Too Soon is a fantastic book because it is a book about J.P.'s life that wants to be a sailor. This book has lots of action and exciting detailed information. For example, its says that the crew member's were on their normal boat until a big wave hit their boat which forced them to go on the rescue boat. They had to wait on the rescue boat for two days without any food, and sadly some guys died. All in all, this book is a very descriptive and action packed book that is interesting for al...