In addition they gave my family a great deal of moral support. I would also like to acknowledge all the people who aided in SAR operations and who kept circulating information and messages about me and Solo even after official channels were closed. Harry Foster, my editor at Houghton Mifflin, put a great deal of faith in me and guided me with a firm hand and patient ear. Every author probably relies on someone like Kathy to pull him through the hard times and keep him on track, but I can’t believe there are that many people out there with as much faith, tolerance, and insight.
Kathy Massimini gave me an unbelievable amount of moral support and editorial advice throughout the writing of this book.
They and the other people of Marie Galante were very kind and helpful during the final stage of my voyage and my subsequent recovery. I might not ever have made it ashore had it not been for my timely meeting with the Paquet brothers and Paulinus Williams. The Robertsons, the Baileys, and other voyagers who went before me kept me company through their books and provided not only essential practical advice but also the inspiration to pull through. I am grateful to Dougal Robertson for his excellent survival manual, Sea Survival, which unfortunately is out of print. My ex-wife, Frisha Hugessen, was very supportive and tolerant of my projects, including the building of Napoleon Solo, while Chris Latchem helped me to achieve my goals and to develop techniques for confronting practical problems. First, there are those who introduced me to sailing and taught me the skills that enabled me to survive my experience: I am especially grateful to my parents and to the people of the Boy Scouts organization, particularly Arthur Adams. AcknowledgmentsĪ huge number of people played a role in the creation of this book, directly and indirectly. Grateful acknowledgment is made to the Adventure Library for permission to utilize new material. Survival after airplane accidents, shipwrecks, etc. Originally published: Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 1986.ġ. The Library of Congress has cataloged the print edition as follows:Īdrift : seventy-six days lost at sea / Steven Callahan illustrations For information, address HarperCollins Publishers, 195 Broadway, New York, NY 10007. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. This book is dedicated to people everywhere who know, have known, or will know suffering, desperation, or loneliness.Ĭopyright © 1986, 1999 by Steven CallahanĪll rights reserved.
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