This is a book describing a survival expedition of two U.S. navy pilots who sailed a rubber raft across the Pacific testing new survival techniques. The story is both a story of adventure, and one giving details of what it takes to survive in the open ocean.The two pilots departed San Francisco with no water and six pounds of food arriving in Hawaii 56 days later. Both had dropped in weight from 186lb to 128lb. It was only at the end of the trip that the Navy acknowledged they were "an official navy project".
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George Sigler was an officer and pilot in the U.S. Navy. He served in Vietnam flying the A-3 carrier based jet. He became interested in ocean survival while in the navy, and because of his concern of the number of persons who died at sea, he developed a survival kit. He enlisted the navy's help in doing the medical research, and decided to test the survival kit by sailing across an ocean. Today Mr. Sigler owns a small air carrier which is involved in fire fighting and animal research with the Department of Interior.
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Amazing story,
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This review is from: Experiment in Survival (Paperback)
Great book, George Sigler is truly a modern day adventurer. Although it is about the serious topic of survival, the author wanting to test his survival kit on a real-life situation, George has managed to tell his story in this very entertaining, and sometimes hilarious, book. He is, and we are, lucky he survived to tell the story.
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A real page turner!,
By Thomas N. Gilmore (Florida) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Experiment in Survival (Paperback)
This book is a great read for anyone interested in survival. George Sigler happened to be a guest speaker at a pilot meeting in Vero Beach, so I went with a friend to hear him talk about the book. You could not hear a pin drop in the audience as he described his tales of adventure. He is a fasinating individual with a lot of spirit. He adds bits of humor to the book to perk it up to his audience. Great book!
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Arrived Early! Excellent Condition, better than expected,
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Excellent service, this book arrived before the expected delivery date and in excellent condition. Despite being a used book, the book looks to be brand new, could not tell it was a used book. Thank you for your speedy service!
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