The Holmes Public Library

Overboard! A True Blue-Water Odyssey of Disaster and Survival by Michael J. Tougias
		This true story begins in early May of 2005 when Captain Tom Tighe and first mate Loch Reidy of the sailboat Almeisan welcome three new crewmembers for a five day voyage from Connecticut to Bermuda. Tighe, has made this trip 48 times, and Reidy has joined him 20 times. Each year they take three additional passengers who seek to learn about offshore sailing and are looking for adventure. Four days into their voyage a massive storm strikes and Captain Tighe and first mate Reidy are swept from the boat. Overboard! follows the desperate struggles of both the crew on the boat and the Captain and first mate in the sea. The attempted Coast Guard rescues of the survivors featured in Overboard! put the rescuers in almost as much danger as those in the sea. It was such a complex and risky rescue that the Coast Guard later selected it as the search and rescue case of the year.
This program is federally funded with LSTA funds through the Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners
Events:
Date	Time	Program	Presenter	Location
March 14	6:30 pm	Survival Lessons	Author Michael Tougias	Halifax Great Hall
April 4	6:30 pm	Traditional Wooden Ships Steering Wheels	Maritime Artisan, Bob Fuller	Holmes Public Library
April 25	6:30 pm	U.S. Coast Guard Program	USCG Commander Eric Bader and USCG Chief Boatswains Mate Mark Coady	Halifax Great Hall
April 28	11 am	Children’s Program: U.S. Coast Guard	USCG Chief Boatswains Mate Mark Coady	Holmes Public Library
May 16	6:30 pm	Program Finale Overboard!	Author Michael Tougias	Halifax Great Hall