Cape Horn: The Logical Route: 14,216 Miles Without a Port of Call
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| Rating | : | 4.59 (688 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1574091549 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 251 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-07-15 |
| Language | : | English |
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Bernard Moitessier was one of the world's great small-baot sailors. Sailing to the Reefs was Moitessier's first book. He wrote four other books, all classics of nautical literature. The Long Way covered the famous Golden Globe race that he abandoned to "save his soul." A Sea Vagabond's World is a practical book and Tamata and the Alliance, finished shortly before his death in 1994, is the magnificent autobiogr
A true classic by and about one of cruising's best known authors. (Latitudes & Attitudes)
They owe their survival to careful preparation, superior seamanship, and their sens of harmony with Joshua and the sea.Cape Horn is also the tale of how Joshua, Moitessier's dream boat, became a reality, and how he recovered from the disaster of losing his previous boat--which he himself had built--to pursue his great love: sailing the world's oceans.. This is the story of Bernard and Françoise Moitessier's honeymoon voyage aboard Joshua, sailing from Europe to the islands of the Pacific and back by way of Cape Horn, the "logical route," because it was the fastest. Setting out from Tahiti, they make their way through the Roaring Forties, iceberg territory, and the relentless gale-force winds of the higher latitudes
Excellent, but how times have changed! Kyle Lerfald Moitessier is a marvelous story teller, and his seamanship is unquestionably excellent. The story of their voyage is absolutely a gem, and should be required reading for those who wish to cruise, or at least love sailing. Sadly, in some ways the book is a sort of time capsule, and scenes like his turtle-hunting in the Galapagos Islands are not as joyful as perhaps they once were, as the species in that area are now considered threatened or endangered. Of course, people were only later to become more conscious of the environment and the fragilities of e. Erminio Di Lodovico said It's a classic. This is one of those books that ough to be in every sailor library. It might seem outdated for these days, and the Moitessier's style might seem too "poetic" even surreal, but we are talking of a real pioneer of the sea. J.S. said Get out and go sailing.. Those who know Moitessier's name need no further recommendation. Those that do not will not forget his inspiration after reading his work. This book in particular illustrates this mariner's formative transcendentalist characteristics, and charts a path for his future exploits. It also details the design and construction of his boat "Joshua", which survives today in France.Highly recommended book.