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A Race Too Far (Paperback)
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A Race Too Far (Paperback)
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List price R595
Loot Price R526
Discovery Miles 5 260
You Save R69 (12%)
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The true story of the tragic round-the-world yacht race - now the
subject of The Mercy, starring Colin Firth and Rachel Weisz In
1968, the Sunday Times organised the Golden Globe race-an
incredible test of endurance never before attempted-a round the
world yacht race that must be completed single-handed and non-stop.
This remarkable challenge inspired those daring to enter-with or
without sailing experience. A Race Too Far is the story of how the
race unfolded, and how it became a tragedy for many involved. Of
the nine sailors who started the race, four realised the madness of
the undertaking and pulled out within weeks. The remaining five
each have their own remarkable story. Chay Blyth, fresh from rowing
the Atlantic with John Ridgway, had no sailing experience but
managed to sail round the Cape of Good Hope before retiring. Nigel
Tetley sank while in the lead with 1,100 nautical miles to go,
surviving but dying in tragic circumstances two years later. Donald
Crowhurst began showing signs of mental illness and tried to fake a
round the world voyage. His boat was discovered adrift in an
apparent suicide, but his body was never found. Bernard Moitessier
abandoned the race and carried on to Tahiti, where he settled and
fathered a child despite having a wife and family in Paris. Robin
Knox-Johnston was the only one to complete the race. Chris Eakin
recreates the drama of the epic race, talking to all those touched
by the Golden Globe: the survivors, the widows and the children of
those who died. It is a book that both evokes the primary wonder of
the adventure itself and reflects on what it has come to mean to
both those involved and the rest of us in the forty years since.
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