All Hands On Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure To The Far Side Of The World

All Hands On Deck: A Modern-Day High Seas Adventure To The Far Side Of The World

A Maritime Adventure Memoir That Follows A Crew Of Misfits Hired By Hollywood To Sail An 18Th-Century Warship 5,000 Miles For The Making Of A Beloved Blockbuster Film,An Unbelievable Ride . . . Will Sofrin Has Lived The Real Experiences And Survived To Tell The Tale.-Dan Shotz, Emmy Award-Winning Producer Of Black Sailsin The Late 1990S, Patrick OBrianS 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 JackS 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 ShipS Carpenter.All Hands On Deck Is SofrinS Memoir Of The Epic Adventure Delivering The Rose To Hollywood. ItS 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 WerenT 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 OBrianS Novels And The Dramatic Film Adaptation Of The Academy Award-Nominated Master And Commander.