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The Long Way

The Long Way

Bernard Moitessier
Translated by William Rodarmor

The Long Way is Bernard Moitessier's own incredible story of his participation in the first Golden Globe Race, a solo, non-stop circumnavigation rounding the three great Capes of Good Hope, Leeuwin, and the Horn. For seven months, the veteran seafarer battled storms, doldrums, gear failures, knock-downs, as well as overwhelming fatigue and loneliness, and managed to move his boat into first place. Then, nearing the finish and several weeks ahead of his nearest competitor, Moitessier pulled out of the race and sailed on for another three months before ending his 37,455-mile journey in Tahiti. Not once had he touched land.

In this best-selling book, Moitessier explains why he quit the Golden Globe Race and why he headed for Tahiti. He also gives us an intimate portrait of his dual character: the hardened seaman who manages to overcome every adversity, and the sensitive mystic in awe of nature. The Long Way is a fasci- nating glimpse of the reality of life on the open ocean. Offshore cruisers will find much valuable information on seamanship in the book's extensive appendix.

240 pp. 40 line drawings, 8 maps. 1995 0924486848 paper 

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