The Voyage of Detroit

In 1912 Thomas Fleming Day, editor of The Rudder, decided to demonstrate the reliability of the internal combustion engine by taking a 35-foot double-ended powerboat from New York to St. Petersburg, Russia.

About the author

Thomas Fleming Day (1861 - August 19, 1927) was a sailboat designer and sailboat racer. He was the founding editor of Rudder, a monthly magazine about boats. He was the first to win the annual New York to Bermuda race. The T. F. Day Trophy is named for him.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Fleming Day
• Publisher: Tilbury House Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.02.2003
• EAN: 9780884482598
• ISBN: 978-0-88448-259-8
• No. of pages: 156
• Dimensions: 139 mm x 215 mm x 12 mm
• Weight: 286 g
• Subject: Travel > Travelogues, traveller's tales > World, Arctic, Antarctic