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Taking on the World: A Sailor´s Extraordinary Solo Race around the World
Ellen Macarthur
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Description for Taking on the World: A Sailor´s Extraordinary Solo Race around the World
Hardback. 8vo. Illustrated. Very good copy.
The Vendee Globe around-the-world sailboat race is sailing's ultimate challenge. A single-handed, non-stop race including 13,000 miles through the most dangerous waters. Less than half the boats that start the Vendee Globe race finish it. Of those that don't, the luckiest drop out; the rest are claimed by the sea. At five feet, two inches tall, Ellen MacArthur, at 24 years old, was the youngest and smallest competitor in the 2000-2001 Vendee Globe race. In an event dominated by older men of the elite, French, long-distance racing fraternity, she was a long shot to even finishing. On February 11, 2001, ... Read more
The Vendee Globe around-the-world sailboat race is sailing's ultimate challenge. A single-handed, non-stop race including 13,000 miles through the most dangerous waters. Less than half the boats that start the Vendee Globe race finish it. Of those that don't, the luckiest drop out; the rest are claimed by the sea. At five feet, two inches tall, Ellen MacArthur, at 24 years old, was the youngest and smallest competitor in the 2000-2001 Vendee Globe race. In an event dominated by older men of the elite, French, long-distance racing fraternity, she was a long shot to even finishing. On February 11, 2001, ... Read more
Product Details
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780071382274
SKU
KEX0287831
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
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