Close to the wind Pete Goss

By:

Goss, Pete

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New York, NY : Carroll & Graf Pub., Inc., 1999.Description: 273 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : maps, photographs ; 24 cmISBN:

9780786707416

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

910.450 GOS

Contents:

Beginnings -- The Idea Is Born -- Cornish Meadow -- About Turn! Quick March! -- Round the World for the First Time -- The Road Not Taken -- Begin It Now -- Press On -- The Singie-Handed Transatlantic -- Off to France -- Into the Southern Ocean -- A Close Encounter -- No Man's Land -- The Home Run.

Summary: An avid sailor describes his life-long love affair with the sea and with sailing, his participation in a solo round-the-world race, the hardships and disasters that followed, and his epic battle to rescue a fellow competitor whose boat sank and still complete the race.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode
General Books	CUTN Central Library History & Geography	Non-fiction	910.450 GOS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Gifted / Donated Books		28929

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Beginnings --
The Idea Is Born --

Cornish Meadow --

About Turn! Quick March! --

Round the World for the First Time --

The Road Not Taken --

Begin It Now --

Press On --

The Singie-Handed Transatlantic --

Off to France --

Into the Southern Ocean --

A Close Encounter --

No Man's Land --

The Home Run.

An avid sailor describes his life-long love affair with the sea and with sailing, his participation in a solo round-the-world race, the hardships and disasters that followed, and his epic battle to rescue a fellow competitor whose boat sank and still complete the race.

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