When 65-year-old Francis Chichester set sail on his solitary, eastward journey around the world in 1966, many believed he wouldn’t return alive. But when the old man returned in his 53-foot ketch Gypsy Moth IV nine months later, he had madehistory’s fastest circumnavigation.Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an international best-seller when it appeared in 1967.It inspired the first solo around-the-world race and remains a timeless testament to the spirit of adventure.The Sailor’s Classics presents the best writing about the sea as observed from the perspective of a small boat under sail. The stories range from pensive cruises in sheltered waters to tales of endurance and high adventure and each one features an introduction from Jonathan Raban, whom The Guardian has called “the finest writer afloat since Conrad.”

Gipsy Moth Circles the World (The Sailor's Classics #1)

History

JONATHAN RABAN

Sir Francis Chichester

Americas

McGraw=Hill

The Sailor's Classics library introduces a new generation of readers to the best books ever written about small boats under sail When 65-year-old Francis Chichester set sail on his solitary eastward journey around the world in 1966, many believed he wouldn't return alive. But when the old man returned nine months later, he had made history's fastest circumnavigation.

Gipsy Moth Circles the World

International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press

This is the thrilling story of Chichester's attempt to make the fastest crossing of the Atlantic from Bissau, Portuguese Guinea to San Juan del Norte, Nicaragua-4,000 miles in 20 days. He was 69 when he made this voyage in Gypsy Moth V, and both men and boat were tested to the limits of their endurance.

The Romantic Challenge (The Mariner's Library)

Travel

Travel Writing

Sheridan House

The Romantic Challenge

Cassell

This work tells the story of Frances Chichester, who aged 65, set out alone from Plymouth in his 53-foot ketch "Gypsy Moth VI" in August 1966 and sailed eastward around the world through the wild Southern Ocean, stopping only once - the first to accomplish this - in Sydney. Only nine yachts had previously circumnavigated by way of Cape Horn, and of them six had been capsized or somersaulted at least once. This 28,000-mile voyage, completed in May 1967, established new records for speed and endurance, captured the imagination of the world, and earned a knighthood for Chichester upon his return.

GIPSY MOTH CIRCLES THE WORLD the sixty Five year Old Navigator's own account of His 226 Day Lone Voyage Including the Conquest of Cape Horn

Coward-McCann, Inc.

This work tells the story of Frances Chichester, who aged 65, set out alone from Plymouth in his 53-foot ketch "Gypsy Moth VI" in August 1966 and sailed eastward around the world through the wild Southern Ocean, stopping only once - the first to accomplish this - in Sydney. Only nine yachts had previously circumnavigated by way of Cape Horn, and of them six had been capsized or somersaulted at least once. This 28,000-mile voyage, completed in May 1967, established new records for speed and endurance, captured the imagination of the world, and earned a knighthood for Chichester upon his return.

Sports & Outdoors

Hodder&Stoughton

While still a boy, Francis Chichester opted for life in the fast lane. He left school for a wider education and found it whether flying solo from London to Sydney, hazarding a seaplane journey from Australia to Japan, racing typhoons off the coast of China or battling mountainous seas in the Atlantic. He sought great challenges and met them with courage and determination. THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY, written shortly after he won the first Observer Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR), is the story of his life. It is remarkable not only for adventure, but for the message it leaves us with -- that no matter the odds, there is always scope for what Herbert Hoover called "the uncommon man." "A remarkable book by a remarkable individual." (Books and Bookmen)

Lonely Sea & the Sky

Ballantine Books

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Gipsy Moth Circles the World (The Sailor's Classics #1)

Gipsy Moth Circles the World

The Romantic Challenge (The Mariner's Library)

The Romantic Challenge

GIPSY MOTH CIRCLES THE WORLD the sixty Five year Old Navigator's own account of His 226 Day Lone Voyage Including the Conquest of Cape Horn

Gipsy Moth Circles the World

Lonely Sea & the Sky