A Voyage for Madmen
Book description
Published to coincide with the Golden Globe Race's 50th Anniversary
It lay like a gauntlet thrown down; to sail around the world alone and non-stop. No one had ever done it, no one knew if it could be done. In 1968, nine men - six Englishmen, two Frenchmen and an…
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I loved the descriptions of the sailors who pioneered a singlehanded, non-stop sailing race around the world—especially as I’m watching the 2024-25 Vendée Globe race.
So much has changed since the 1968 race covered by this book, but the human grit required to meet such an incredible challenge remains.
From Carol's list on sailors that get sailing right.
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