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

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Type
Book
Authors
Raban ( Jonathan Raban )
ISBN 10
0071364498
ISBN 13
9780071364492
ISSN
30001663
Category
Seafaring Adventure; Shipwrecks
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Publication Year
2000
Publisher
Pages
304
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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
Number of Copies
1
Library | Accession No | Call No | Copy No | Edition | Location | Availability |
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Main | 30001663 |
910.45 CHI |
1 | Yes |