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Moitessier
Jean-Michel Barrault
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Description for Moitessier
Paperback. Moitessier, who navigated with a sextant using the sun, moon, and stars, who sailed with no radio, whose JOSHUA was rigged with discarded telephone poles for masts, came from a sailing world more distant from the modern ocean racer's than his was from Columbus's. Translator(s): Simon, Janine. Num Pages: 224 pages, line drawings. BIC Classification: BG; WSSN3. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 227 x 150 x 17. Weight in Grams: 378.
In 1968 during the Golden Globe, the first solo non-stop race around the world, Bernard Moitessier sent the following message with a slingshot onto the deck of a freighter, 'I am continuing ...' With this unbelievable decision to turn his back on glory and money, when he had victory in his grasp, and continue sailing to the Pacific Islands after seven months at sea, he became a guru for all small boat sailors. Jean-Michel Barrault was his friend for 36 years. He met him when Moitessier, having survived two shipwrecks, went to Paris in search of work. He got him ... Read more
In 1968 during the Golden Globe, the first solo non-stop race around the world, Bernard Moitessier sent the following message with a slingshot onto the deck of a freighter, 'I am continuing ...' With this unbelievable decision to turn his back on glory and money, when he had victory in his grasp, and continue sailing to the Pacific Islands after seven months at sea, he became a guru for all small boat sailors. Jean-Michel Barrault was his friend for 36 years. He met him when Moitessier, having survived two shipwrecks, went to Paris in search of work. He got him ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
224
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
Lanham, United States
ISBN
9781574092042
SKU
V9781574092042
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
Reviews for Moitessier
Moitessier, a Sailing Legend is immensely readable and like any good story about the sea it is full of surprises and twists
Sailing
A sailor, storyteller, lecturer and tormented soul, Moitessier reveals his life's voyage in this compelling book.
The Ensign
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Sailing
A sailor, storyteller, lecturer and tormented soul, Moitessier reveals his life's voyage in this compelling book.
The Ensign
This affectionate portrait brings out all the talents and conflicts in its subject, a ... Read more