Gipsy Moth Circles The World
Title | Gipsy Moth Circles The World PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Chichester |
Publisher | Boxtree |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2015-11-01 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1743546211 |
From time immemorial, few narrative genres have had the power to so stir the emotions or captivate the imagination as the true account of a lone adventurer's triumph over the titanic forces of nature. Among the handful of such tales to emerge in the twentieth century, one of the most enduring surely must be Sir Francis Chichester's account of his solitary, nine-month journey around the world in his 53-foot ketch Gipsy Moth IV. The story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator singlehandedly circumnavigated the globe, the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws, is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike. First published in 1967, just months after the completion of Chichester's historic journey, Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an instant international best-seller. It inspired the first solo around-the-world race and remains a timeless testament to the spirit of adventure. Francis Chichester's 1967 singlehanded circumnavigation set a blazing record for speed. He completed the voyage with just one stop and 226 days at sea. It was an amazing performance; that he was sixty-five years old made it the more so. Chichester then sat down to write one of the great narratives of modern voyaging. "A remarkable feat, a moving story of conquest by the unquenchable human spirit, a determined old man's gesture of defiance at the modern world. Such was the voyage; his book is a fine account of it with nothing left out."--Alan Villiers, Saturday Review
Gipsy Moth Circles The World
Title | Gipsy Moth Circles The World PDF eBook |
Author | Francis Chichester |
Publisher | Pan Macmillan |
Pages | 213 |
Release | 2012-09-27 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1447234200 |
From time immemorial, few narrative genres have had the power to so stir the emotions or captivate the imagination as the true account of a lone adventurer's triumph over the titanic forces of nature. Among the handful of such tales to emerge in the twentieth century, one of the most enduring surely must be Sir Francis Chichester's account of his solitary, nine-month journey around the world in his 53-foot ketch Gipsy Moth IV. The story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator singlehandedly circumnavigated the globe, the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws, is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike. First published in 1967, just months after the completion of Chichester's historic journey, Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an instant international best-seller. It inspired the first solo around-the-world race and remains a timeless testament to the spirit of adventure. Francis Chichester's 1967 singlehanded circumnavigation set a blazing record for speed. He completed the voyage with just one stop and 226 days at sea. It was an amazing performance; that he was sixty-five years old made it the more so. Chichester then sat down to write one of the great narratives of modern voyaging.
Alone Across the Atlantic
Title | Alone Across the Atlantic PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Francis Chichester |
Publisher | |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 1961 |
Genre | Atlantic Ocean |
ISBN |
Gipsy Moth Circles the World
Title | Gipsy Moth Circles the World PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Francis Chichester |
Publisher | |
Pages | 267 |
Release | 1968 |
Genre | Voyages around the world |
ISBN |
The Lonely Sea and the Sky
Title | The Lonely Sea and the Sky PDF eBook |
Author | Sir Francis Chichester |
Publisher | London, Pan Books Limited |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 1964 |
Genre | Adventure and adventurers |
ISBN |
The autobiography of aviator and sailor Sir Francis Chichester, who was the second person to fly solo from England to Australia. It is a tale of ardour and adventure, of intrepid endeavours on land, on the sea and in the air, and of the physical and mental challenges he faced.
Gipsy Moth IV
Title | Gipsy Moth IV PDF eBook |
Author | Paul Gelder |
Publisher | Wiley |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2007-12-17 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 9780470724439 |
The dramatic story of Gipsy Moth IV from her epic first circumnavigation to her restoration, wreck and triumphant return. In this beautifully illustrated book, Yachting Monthly’s Paul Gelder tells the remarkable story of Gipsy Moth’s rise, fall and triumphant rise again. It is the definitive history of this sailing icon, illustrated throughout with never before published photographs of the boat, the restoration project and dramatic images from both of her epic voyages. The author has had unprecedented access to both the Chichester family archives and to the skippers’ and crews’ logs for the second circumnavigation, he even sailed aboard her on the first leg from Plymouth to Gibraltar. Having championed the restoration of this iconic yacht from the start, Paul Gelder has finally written a worthy successor the Chichester’s original bestseller Gipsy Moth Circles The World.
On the Beach
Title | On the Beach PDF eBook |
Author | Nevil Shute |
Publisher | Vintage |
Pages | 322 |
Release | 2010-02-09 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN | 0307476987 |
"The most shocking fiction I have read in years. What is shocking about it is both the idea and the sheer imaginative brilliance with which Mr. Shute brings it off." THE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE They are the last generation, the innocent victims of an accidental war, living out their last days, making do with what they have, hoping for a miracle. As the deadly rain moves ever closer, the world as we know it winds toward an inevitable end....