Robin Knox-Johnston: A World of My Own

Cover: 9781472974402 | A World of My Own | Robin Knox-Johnston | Taschenbuch | Englisch

Dekorationsartikel gehören nicht zum Leistungsumfang.

Sprache: Englisch

19,95 €*

inkl. MwSt.

Versandkostenfrei per Post / DHL

Lieferzeit 1-2 Wochen

Kategorien:

Der Artikel ist nicht in deutscher Sprache verfasst.
Die Sprache der Produktbeschreibung und Details kann in Englisch angegeben sein. Sollten Sie Verständnisprobleme haben, wenden Sie sich gerne an uns.

Beschreibung

On Friday 14 June 1968 Suhaili, a tiny ketch, slipped almost unnoticed out of Falmouth harbour steered by the solitary figure at her helm, Robin Knox-Johnston. Ten and a half months later Suhaili, paintwork peeling and rust streaked, her once white sails weathered and brown, her self-steering gone, her tiller arm jury rigged to the rudder
head, came romping joyously back to Falmouth to a fantastic reception for Robin, who had become the first man to sail round the world non-stop single-handed.

By every standard it was an incredible adventure, perhaps the last great uncomputerised journey left to man. Every hazard, every temptation to abandon the astounding voyage came Robin's way, from polluted water tanks, smashed cabin top and collapsed boom to lost self-steering gear and sheered off tiller, and all before the tiny ketch had fought her way to Cape Horn, the point of no return, the fearsome test of any seaman's nerve and determination.

A World of My Own is Robin's gripping, uninhibited, moving account of one of the greatest sea adventures of our time. An instant bestseller, it is now reissued for a new generation of readers to be enthralled and inspired.

Über den Autor

Robin Knox-Johnston entered the Merchant Navy at the age of 17, obtaining his Master's Certificate 8 years later. Of the 9 competitors he was the only one to complete the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race in 1968 after 312 days alone at sea and win the trophy for the first solo non-stop circumnavigation. Since then Robin has participated in many ocean races including the Whitbread, and in 1994 co-skippered Enza with Sir Peter Blake to set a new world record for a circumnavigation. He has been UK Yachtsman of the Year twice, International Yachtsman of the Year in 1995, and was knighted in 1995. He still owns and sails Suhaili.

Erscheinungsjahr:	2020
Genre:	Sport
Produktart:	Nachschlagewerke
Rubrik:	Hobby & Freizeit
Thema:	Wassersport& Segeln
Medium:	Taschenbuch
Inhalt:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13:	9781472974402
ISBN-10:	1472974409
Sprache:	Englisch
Einband:	Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor:	Knox-Johnston, Robin
Hersteller:	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Maße:	213 x 142 x 22 mm
Von/Mit:	Robin Knox-Johnston
Erscheinungsdatum:	09.01.2020
Gewicht:	0,303 kg

Ähnliche Produkte