The Cruise of The Schooner Driftwood

by Robert Williamson

hardback with dust jacket in good, secondhand condition. published 1962. 

This is the true story of two Canadian engineering students, who with a distinct lack of sailing experience and equipment, set off to sail to the Bahamas. Road maps served in place of charts; one of the life preservers sank like a stone when it fell overboard and the compass was found to be inaccurate about halfway into the voyage. But their ingenuity, daring and sense of fun make for an inspiring story.