
Sailing Solo - the Legendary Sailors and the Great Races
Nic Compton(Author)
McGraw Hill Higher Education (Publisher)
Published on 2. May 2003
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-0-07-141845-4 (ISBN)
Description
This text explores the background of all the major single-handed sailing races from the pioneering Ostar to the Vendee Globe. Each chapter traces the history of each race and includes a detailed map of the route. It looks at celebrated skippers, and at what makes sailors decide to go it alone.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United States
Publishing group
McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Illustrations
120 colour photographs, maps
Dimensions
Height: 279 mm
Width: 216 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-07-141845-4 (9780071418454)
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