All Hands on Deck : A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure to the Far Side of the World.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sofrin, Will.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sofrin, Will--Travel.

Sofrin, Will.

O'Brian, Patrick, 1914-2000. Aubrey/Maturin series--Miscellanea.

O'Brian, Patrick.

Rose (Ship).

Master and commander, the far side of the world--Miscellanea.

Master and commander, the far side of the world.

Voyages and travels.

Ocean travel.

Travel.

Genre:

Trivia and miscellanea.

Travel writing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (254 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York, NY : Abrams, Inc., 2023.

Summary:

"A maritime adventure memoir that follows a crew of misfits hired to sail an 18th-century warship 5,000 miles to Hollywood"--Amazon.

"In the late 1990s, Patrick O'Brian's multimillion-copy-selling historical novel series--the Aubrey-Maturin series, which was set during the Napoleonic Wars--seemed destined for film. With Russell Crowe as Jack Aubrey and Paul Bettany as Stephen Maturin, the production only needed a ship that could stand in for Lucky Jack's HMS Surprise, with historical accuracy paramount. The filmmakers found the Rose, a replica of an 18th-century ship that would work perfectly. Only there was one problem: the Rose was in Newport, Rhode Island, not in Southern California, where they would be filming. Enter a ragtag crew of thirty oddballs who stepped up for the task, including Will Sofrin, at the time a 21-year-old wooden-boat builder and yacht racer, who joined as the ship's carpenter. All Hands on Deck is Sofrin's memoir of the epic adventure delivering the Rose to Hollywood. It's a story of reinvention, of hard work on the high seas, of love, and of survival. The Rose was an example of the most cutting-edge technology of her era, but in the 21st century, barely anyone had experience sailing it. The crew effectively went back in time, brought to life the old ways of a forgotten world, and barely lived to tell the tale. Just a few days in, a terrifying hurricane-strength storm nearly sank the Rose, and later, a rogue wave caused a nearly fatal dismasting. And the ups and downs weren't limited to the waves--with the crew split into factions, making peace between warring camps became necessary, too, as did avoiding pirates and braving the temptations of shore leave. All Hands on Deck is a gripping story of an unforgettable journey and a must-read for fans who adore O'Brian's novels and the dramatic film adaptation of Master and Commander." -- Amazon.com.

Contents:

Intro

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Dedication

Contents

Technical Drawings and Tables

Foreword

Author's Note

Prologue

Ch. 1 Welcome Home

2 The Hells Angels of the Sailing World

3 Who Are You? What Are You Doing? How Are You Getting There?

4 Planet Tall Ship

5 Richard Russ

6 First Day of Work

7 Jonny Two-Times

8 Preparation

9 Underway

10 Setting The Sails

11 The Only Way Out Is Through

12 Proposition

13 Liftoff

14 Puerto Rico

15 T'Gallants

16 Epoxy and Sawdust

17 There Are No Secrets

18 Cristóbal

19 Isla Taboga

20 Russ

21 The Captain

22 The A-Team

23 Rum Squall

24 Land's End

25 Point Loma

26 Seventeen Years Later

Acknowledgments

Bibliography

Back Cover.

Notes:

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

Other Format:

Print version: Sofrin, Will All Hands on Deck

ISBN:

9781647009625

OCLC:

1393304571