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Eric Tabarly - Memories of the Open Sea (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Eric Tabarly - Memories of the Open Sea (Paperback, UK ed.)
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Eric Tabarly was one of yachting's iconic figures who became a
legend in French sailing from the moment he beat the British to win
the second edition of the single-handed transatlantic in 1964. It
was not so much that he won but the way in which he did it that
raised his profile in his native country. Purpose-built for the
race, his 44-foot Pen Duick II took yacht development forward in
seven league boots, at a time when his more corinthian competitors'
advances were only incremental. He beat Sir Francis Chichester, the
winner of the first edition of the race, by nearly three days.
Tabarly, a French Naval officer, was tough and fearless as well as
an innovator; although it was single-handed sailing that elevated
him to legendary status (he was awarded France's Legion D'Honneur
for his triumph) he was soon taking part in races like the Sydney
Hobart, the Fastnet Race and the Transpac, winning line honours in
all three and setting a new course record in the Transpac. Before
long he had begun to make plans to compete in a new round the world
race - the Whitbread. Two dismastings prevented him (the fastest
entrant on all points of sail) from winning the 1973 race. By now
Tabarly had reached celebrity status in France but despite his
appearances in the media it was always his exploits on the open
ocean that commanded the most attention...such as winning the 1976
single-handed transatlantic race where he overcame the massive
236-foot schooner Club Mediterranee in his 73-foot Pen Duick VI. In
1984 Eric Tabarly was voted the most popular sports figure in
France and ten years later, then 63, he was drafted into the
Whitbread again to take over command of the French maxi La Poste
where his legendary leadership skills were called upon to pull
together a disparate team. Tabarly loved sailing to the very end
and it was during a voyage to Ireland in 1998 to celebrate the
100th anniversary of Pen Duick that he was struck by the boom just
off the Welsh coast and swept overboard to his death. France and
the international sailing community mourned his passing.
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