Gipsy Moth Circles the World (The Sailor's Classics #1)

Sir Francis Chichester; Jonathan Raban

ISBN 10: 0071364498 / ISBN 13: 9780071364492

Edité par McGraw-Hill, 2000

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Synopsis :

This work tells the story of Frances Chichester, who aged 65, set out alone from Plymouth in his 53-foot ketch "Gypsy Moth VI" in August 1966 and sailed eastward around the world through the wild Southern Ocean, stopping only once - the first to accomplish this - in Sydney. Only nine yachts had previously circumnavigated by way of Cape Horn, and of them six had been capsized or somersaulted at least once. This 28,000-mile voyage, completed in May 1967, established new records for speed and endurance, captured the imagination of the world, and earned a knighthood for Chichester upon his return.

À propos de l?auteur: Sir Francis Chichester was a lifetime adventurer. In 1929 he flew his plane solo from London to Sydney. In 1931, while trying to complete the circle from Sydney back to London, he was nearly killed when he flew into a half-mile span of steel telephone wires in Katsuura, Japan. As the years passed and flying was transformed from a pioneering activity to a technologically sophisticated one, Chichester turned to sailing as an outlet for his restless spirit. He made a record-breaking solo crossing of the North Atlantic in 1962, and then conceived his around-the-world voyage as his next challenge, saying, I hate being frightened but, even more, I detest being prevented by fright. At the same time the Horn had a fearsome fascination, and it offered one of the greatest challenges left in the world. Chichester died in the 1970s.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : Gipsy Moth Circles the World (The Sailor's ...
Éditeur : McGraw-Hill
Date d'édition : 2000
Reliure : Hardcover
Etat : Very Good
Etat de la jaquette : No Jacket