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

Type

Book

Authors

Sir Francis Chichester

Raban ( Jonathan Raban )

ISBN 10

0071364498

ISBN 13

9780071364492

ISSN

30001663

Tags

World, Travel, Geography, Narratives, Adventure, Travel Writing

Description

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. - from Amzon

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