Dougal Robertson

 

This extraordinary man who safely guided his family through one of the toughest scenarios imaginable, and wrote a world best seller a classic book now used in English Literature curriculum, in the USA and Singapore, as well as other countries, called Survive the Savage Sea and in order to safeguard the lives of others at sea produced a survival Manual called Sea Survival which has to our certain knowledge saved many lives at sea.
           
He wrote a third book before his untimely death which has as yet not been published. It is a story written with knowledge gained from his days as a merchant sailor in far eastern waters. called China Coast Hostage

 

 

 

 

          

 

 

 

  

We are in the process of preparing these titles for publication, over the internet as E-books and as paper copy versions, you can buy old copies of the book at various places on the web some of which are on our links page  

Reviews of Survive the Savage Sea

 "For stark excitement, marine natural history, practical lessons, and human love and stresses, few records, if any, of hazard and survival have ever bettered it." Washington Post

 "Well-written account....an unexpectedly personal view of a man's physical and a woman's emotional courage that, when bonded, produced the strength to survive." Sailing

 "The Robertsons survived and their tale is a triumph of human resource and determination against terrible odds." Cruising World

 "Unique, fascinating, magnificent!" Samuel Eliot Morison

     

This is one of the best survival adventure stories. The Robertsons are attempting a circumnavigation when their yacht is sunk by killer whales in the Pacific Ocean. With very few provisions, an inflatable raft (which later sinks) and a dinghy the Robertsons are able to survive 38 days on the ocean under extreme conditions. Dougal Robertson's account of the adventure is gripping, at sometimes understated and brutally honest. Robertson was probably not an easy man to get along with but his indomitability, his command presence and force of will, coupled with his wife's emotional strength, got their family through. It is a tremendous story of leadership under the most extreme circumstances.