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Close to the Wind: an Extraordinary Story of Triumph over Adversity
Pete Goss
Close to the Wind: an Extraordinary Story of Triumph over Adversity
Pete Goss
On November 3, 1996, former Royal Marine Pete Goss embarked on the most grueling competition in his sailing career: the Vendée Globe, a nonstop, single-handed round-the-world yacht race. For the next seven weeks he met every challenge in his stormy path, from combating waves the height of six-story buildings to grappling with his spinnaker in high winds. Then everything began going wrong: His sails were destroyed, his navigation equipment proved useless. And on Christmas Day his radio picked up a Mayday that a French competitor was sinking 160 miles away. Turning into the hurricane-force winds, Goss set out to rescue a near-dead man on a life raft somewhere in the vast wilderness of the merciless southern ocean. How he did it makes this extraordinary tale as amazing as it is thrilling.
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | May 1, 2000 |
ISBN13 | 9780786707416 |
Publishers | Da Capo Press |
Pages | 288 |
Dimensions | 150 × 230 × 20 mm · 458 g |
Language | English |
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