Loved it!! I cruise often to Bermuda and have often thought I’d love to sail there from NY. Not so much after this read. I am amazed at the bravery of the sailors in this book. I couldn’t put it down.

Riveting.I picked this up as an audiobook from the local library for a long car trip, and I found myself at times driving an extra lap around the block, or taking the "long way" route give because I couldn't bear to arrive at my destination without hearing a few minutes more of what happens next in this book.I love nonfiction, as I find these tales of coping with and overcoming adversity tremendously inspiring. I'm telling you, listen to this tale of being lost at sea on the drive over the gym,

Tougias offers another chilling tale of two separate boats requiring two separate, terrifying rescues.With his wonderful writing style, I read each word, 'seeing' every second of activity described. I felt intimately acquainted with each storm victim and rescuer through Togias' wonderful explanations and knowledge of storms, boating, the Coast Guard, etc.With these two amazing stories of danger and courage, there is information that I would never have the opportunity to know, except for reading

This nonfiction book focuses on the fate of the sailboat Almeisan, which left Connecticut in May 2005 for what was supposed to be a 5-day pleasure and training cruise to Bermuda. The boat and its sailors got caught in an early-season storm that was near hurricane strength, and spread across a huge part of the eastern seaboard, so that they were not able to sail out of it. What happens next, how the sailors coped and adapted, how most survived, and the incredible efforts made by multiple rescuers...

awesome! I'm not a sailor, but this is an incredible story. a must read

Survival is truly amazingGood book and we'll written from a sailing point of view. Ocean is unforgiving and never takes a break. The strength of character both of these crews is tremendous. Tremendous and rightful credit given to Coast Guard and other mariners who joined in the rescue.

If sailing makes you uneasy maybe you better not read this because this is one scary story. I didn't choose this book because like boats, but I do like exciting survival stories and this one was an edge-of-your-seat story. Tom Tighe and first mate Loch Reidy along with three other people attempted to cross the Gulf Stream to Bermuda in a 45-foot sail boat, the Almeisan. Tom, the captain, had made this trip many times, but they left earlier than usual and hit rough weather with huge waves. Tom ev...

I read this book in two days while camping in Oklahoma. It was very difficult to put down, and that's after an entire winter of reading nothing but natural disaster stories and survival stories. Tougias expertly covered the emotional turmoil of so many different people; you could tell he spent a great amount of time and care collecting their stories, listening, and understanding. Never did the author seem judgmental, although, in this case it seemed that everyone performed exemplarily. Tougias e...

My goodness. A truly nail-biting tale of disaster and rescue at sea. My husband and I listened to this on audiobook and would turn to each other at intervals with our jaws hanging open. Engaging narrator for the audio version.

I could not put this book down. Neither could my husband. It's only 200 pages, but these pages pack a wallop in intensity of emotion! Two different sailboats in the midst of the worst hurricane on the East Coast (2005) encounter problems. It is utterly amazing what some people can go through to survive. I thought Loch was a phenomenal individual. READ THE BOOK! My desire for blue-water sailing is now completely nil!

Tougias has carved out a nice little niche for himself in the non-fiction market with another story about peril and rescue at sea. This time it's the true life tale about the rescue of the crew of a small sailboat en route to the Bahamas (...a three-hour tour, a three-hour tour...) that encounters a ferocious storm as it nears the Gulf Stream warm water current. Tougias's writing style is workmanlike, a bit on the bland side, but it gets the job done.

Wow. Wow. Couldn't put this down (finished in 1 day)! This non-fiction book reads like fiction, and I had to keep asking myself what I would do if it were I in that situation. Don't think for a minute that Mother Nature is not the one in control on the open ocean.

Wow! Great book about some very brave and daring people. While reading this I was struck by the fact that these Coast Guard people do life saving actions in the worst circumstances, as a common occurrence. These are some of the great things about our country. The unselfish devotion to duty, and fearless performance under pressure that deserves our respect and honor. I love sea adventure books of all kinds and this is right up there with some of the best. A real page turner as so many reviewers h...

Kept me on the edge of my seat. I could feel those 50 ft waves as well as each sailor's excitement, fear, despair, joy and sadness.

10/28/18 Was given to me 10/19/2010 by Lisa, Z, D,W&G. Finally had time to read in retirement. Outstanding, gripping could be read again. About 45ft sailboat, Almeisan, caught in a very large low pressure storm. Crew was sailing from Bridgeport, CT to Bermuda. Five crew on board.First part of book but beginning Chapter 5 about another sailboat, the At Ease, with 2 crew aboard caught in same storm. The were going to participate in the the Charleston to Bermuda race.

What a page turner! I was wrapped up in it and wanted to know what happened next. It's one of those books where you say to yourself late at night "okay, one more chapter before I go to bed." Several chapters later, you find yourself saying the same thing and it's a chore to put the book down and call it a night. Michael Tougias is a very good writer. The story in itself is riveting, but his writing style paints the picture and you feel like your right there watching everything happen. You will n...

Fighting for your lives at sea- Story about a 2005 super storm that caught a couple of yachts crossing the Gulf Stream at the wrong time and wrecked both boats. Written in that exciting- edge of your seat style that I like from time to time. Not everyone makes it but there’s a lot of heroism described as you would expect in a book like this. Audible - 3***

It's a testament to Michael Tougias's writing that he so well captures the human spirit and resolve for survival in Overboard! : a true bluewater odyssey of disaster and survival. This is a book that I could not put down and yet it is not a book I can say I loved. How do you love a book with tragic results? Overboard is the story of Captain Tom Tighe and his first mate Loch Reidy, who with three novice crew members set sail aboard the Almeisan for a five-day voyage from Connecticut to Bermuda. O...

A tail of some stupid sailers who classically thought a storm was not going to be as bad as it was. Got in way over their head and made it out live to sail again.Long story short, Sail to a tropical island, whether getting bad, we can make it, nope, washed off the boat, get spotted, hard to rescue, get rescued, get treated as a hearo for being too dumb to die. Don't get me wrong it was an entertaining book but it overplayed the "I'm a sailor, I can survive anything" and "I know everything about

A wonderful read. Michael Tougias is speaking in our community next week. One of the men in the crew is our neighbor, and spoke emotionally about his experience. I enjoyed the book and recommend it for book clubs and other readers.