Facing Fear
The First Woman to Sail Solo around Antarctica
Erschienen am 1. Februar 2021
240 Seiten
978-1-922388-09-4 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
Facing Fear is the inspiring true story of Lisa Blair, who on 25 July 2017 became the first woman to sail solo around Antarctica. She very nearly didn't live to tell the tale. Seventy-two days into her circumnavigation, when Lisa was more than 1000 nautical miles from land, the mast of Climate Action Now came crashing down in a ferocious storm. In freezing conditions, Lisa battled massive waves and gale-force winds, fighting through the night to save her life and her boat. Following her ordeal, Lisa relied on her unbreakable spirit to beat the odds and complete her world record. With unwavering focus and determination, she sailed home, completing her journey after 183 days. This is the story of her remarkable voyage.
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Inhalt
- Intro
- Foreword
- Antarctic circumnavigation route map
- Climate Action Now layout diagrams
- Chapter 1 | When the sea took my soul
- Chapter 2 | Discovering a dream
- Chapter 3 | A solo challenge
- Chapter 4 | The perfect boat
- Chapter 5 | Flurry of activity
- Chapter 6 | Final push to the startline
- Chapter 7 | Farewell Australia
- Chapter 8 | The cup of tea rule
- Chapter 9 | Violent seas and knockdowns
- Chapter 10 | Ferocious storm
- Chapter 11 | Repairs and reflections
- Chapter 12 | Complete isolation
- Chapter 13 | Preparing for Cape Horn
- Chapter 14 | Mother of all storms
- Chapter 15 | Halfway and sailing home
- Chapter 16 | Frustrations mounting
- Chapter 17 | Iceberg Alley
- Chapter 18 | Extreme squalls
- Chapter 19 | The moment it all went wrong
- Chapter 20 | Pan Pan
- Chapter 21 | Do or die
- Chapter 22 | Broken but still floating
- Chapter 23 | Diverting to Cape Town
- Chapter 24 | Far Eastern Mercury
- Chapter 25 | Disaster to devastation
- Chapter 26 | Building a jury rig
- Chapter 27 | Finding a way to continue
- Chapter 28 | Queasy departure
- Chapter 29 | Living at extremes
- Chapter 30 | Pushed to breaking point
- Chapter 31 | Battling with blizzards
- Chapter 32 | There was hope
- Chapter 33 | Doubts and fears
- Chapter 34 | Making history
- Chapter 35 | Final push to success
- Chapter 36 | The chaos of land
- Epilogue
- Appendix
- Sponsors
- Acknowledgements
- Connect with Lisa
