So he was, to a certain extent, says Richard Henderson in Dangerous Voyages of Captain William Andrews (Abercrombie & Fitch, $ 12.50), but he performed two
great feats of
seamanship, and he left two remarkable books, A Daring Voyage and Columbus Outdone, long out of print and unobtainable.
If you're familiar with fundamental
seamanship and are well - trained and equipped to handle a ship's operation, then the odds are
greater that you'll arrive unscathed at your destination.