<p><b>Big adventures on the high seas—from one of the greatest seafaring writers of our age</b><p>Hal Roth's vivid, authentic tales of the sea have riveted readers around the world for forty years. Here, in one volume, are three of his classic sea stories, each one a white-knuckled, rail-down voyage into the unknown.<p>A hard-working San Francisco husband and wife abandon their jobs, their security, and, some would say, their sanity to sail their 35-foot sloop to Japan and back—the long way! Over the next nineteen months, they discover exotic islands, fascinating people, and a whole new way of life.<p>A few years later these intrepid voyagers decide to try their luck against Cape Horn, but they will need a lot more than luck to survive the vicious storms, violent seas, and perilous shores of the world's most dangerous stretch of water.<p>Then nine courageous sailors accept a challenge to do what has never been done before: to race alone, in a small sailboat, around the world—nonstop. Only one will complete the race; seven will be forced to withdraw, and one will simply disappear.<p>“Roth writes with grace, humor, and poetic insight about the vastness and beauty of the ocean.”—<i>Library Journal</i><p>“By all means read all of Hal Roth you can find.”—<i>Practical Sailor</i><p>“Roth's books about his life at sea, including <i>Two on a Big Ocean</i> and <i>Two Against Cape Horn</i>, are universally listed among the most influential sailing books ever published.”—<i>SpinSheet</i><p>“Roth can charm you out of your armchair.”—<i>Kirkus</i>