Steven Callahan

Steven Callahan (born 6 February 1952) is an American author, naval architect, inventor, and sailor. In 1981, he survived for 76 days adrift on the Atlantic Ocean in a liferaft. Callahan recounted his ordeal in the best-selling book ''Adrift: Seventy-six Days Lost at Sea'' (1986), which was on ''The New York Times'' best-seller list for more than 36 weeks. Provided by Wikipedia