Gipsy Moth Circles The World

Author : Francis Chichester
Publisher : Boxtree
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781743546215

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Gipsy Moth Circles The World by Francis Chichester Pdf

From time immemorial, few narrative genres have had the power to so stir the emotions or captivate the imagination as the true account of a lone adventurer's triumph over the titanic forces of nature. Among the handful of such tales to emerge in the twentieth century, one of the most enduring surely must be Sir Francis Chichester's account of his solitary, nine-month journey around the world in his 53-foot ketch Gipsy Moth IV. The story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator singlehandedly circumnavigated the globe, the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws, is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike. First published in 1967, just months after the completion of Chichester's historic journey, Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an instant international best-seller. It inspired the first solo around-the-world race and remains a timeless testament to the spirit of adventure. Francis Chichester's 1967 singlehanded circumnavigation set a blazing record for speed. He completed the voyage with just one stop and 226 days at sea. It was an amazing performance; that he was sixty-five years old made it the more so. Chichester then sat down to write one of the great narratives of modern voyaging. "A remarkable feat, a moving story of conquest by the unquenchable human spirit, a determined old man's gesture of defiance at the modern world. Such was the voyage; his book is a fine account of it with nothing left out."--Alan Villiers, Saturday Review

Author : Francis Chichester
Publisher : Pan Macmillan
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2012-09-27
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447234203

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Gipsy Moth Circles The World by Francis Chichester Pdf

From time immemorial, few narrative genres have had the power to so stir the emotions or captivate the imagination as the true account of a lone adventurer's triumph over the titanic forces of nature. Among the handful of such tales to emerge in the twentieth century, one of the most enduring surely must be Sir Francis Chichester's account of his solitary, nine-month journey around the world in his 53-foot ketch Gipsy Moth IV. The story of how the sixty-five-year-old navigator singlehandedly circumnavigated the globe, the whole way battling hostile seas as well as his boat's numerous design flaws, is a tale of superhuman tenacity and endurance to be read and reread by sailors and armchair adventurers alike. First published in 1967, just months after the completion of Chichester's historic journey, Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an instant international best-seller. It inspired the first solo around-the-world race and remains a timeless testament to the spirit of adventure. Francis Chichester's 1967 singlehanded circumnavigation set a blazing record for speed. He completed the voyage with just one stop and 226 days at sea. It was an amazing performance; that he was sixty-five years old made it the more so. Chichester then sat down to write one of the great narratives of modern voyaging.

Author : Sir Francis Chichester
Publisher : London, Pan Books Limited
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1964
Category : Adventure and adventurers
ISBN : LCCN:64005018

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The Lonely Sea and the Sky by Sir Francis Chichester Pdf

The autobiography of aviator and sailor Sir Francis Chichester, who was the second person to fly solo from England to Australia. It is a tale of ardour and adventure, of intrepid endeavours on land, on the sea and in the air, and of the physical and mental challenges he faced.

Author : Sir Francis Chichester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1961
Category : Atlantic Ocean
ISBN : UVA:X000366497

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Alone Across the Atlantic by Sir Francis Chichester Pdf

Author : Sir Francis Chichester
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 267 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Voyages around the world
ISBN : OCLC:17996168

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Gipsy Moth Circles the World by Sir Francis Chichester Pdf

Author : Nevil Shute
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 302 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781479451210

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On the Beach by Nevil Shute Pdf

"On the Beach" is a 1957 post-apocalyptic novel written by British-Australian author Nevil Shute after he emigrated to Australia. The novel details the experiences of a mixed group of people in Melbourne as they await the arrival of deadly radiation spreading towards them from the northern hemisphere following a nuclear war a year previously. As the radiation approaches each person deals with their impending death in different ways.

Author : Aashild Sørheim
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 511 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-01-01
Category : Cancer
ISBN : 9783030263386

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Obsessed by a Dream by Aashild Sørheim Pdf

This Open Access biography chronicles the life and achievements of the Norwegian engineer and physicist Rolf Widerøe. Readers who meet him in the pages of this book will wonder why he isn't better known. The first of Widerøe's many pioneering contributions in the field of accelerator physics was the betatron. He later went on to build the first radiation therapy machine, an advance that would eventually revolutionize cancer treatment. Hospitals worldwide installed his machine, and today's modern radiation treatment equipment is based on his inventions. Widerøe's story also includes a fair share of drama, particularly during World War II when both Germans and the Allies vied for his collaboration. Widerøe held leading positions in multinational industry groups and was one of the consultants for building the world's largest nuclear laboratory, CERN, in Switzerland. He gained over 200 patents, received several honorary doctorates and a number of international awards. The author, a professional writer and maker of TV documentaries, has gained access to hitherto restricted archives in several countries, which provided a wealth of new material and insights, in particular in relation to the war years. She tells here a gripping and illuminating story.

Author : fRANCIS Chichester
Publisher : International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Voyages around the world
ISBN : 0071364498

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Gipsy Moth Circles the World by fRANCIS Chichester Pdf

The 1967 bestseller "Gipsy Moth Circles the World" is the inspiration for this collection of stories that observe the sea from the perspective of a small boat under sail. Acclaimed writer Jonathan Raban has selected the world's finest sailing literature for this first book of "The Sailor's Classics" series and has written the Introduction. Photos.

Author : Christopher Pastore
Publisher : Globe Pequot
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2005
Category : America's Cup
ISBN : 1592285570

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Temple to the Wind by Christopher Pastore Pdf

One of history's most famous yachts, and the giants who made it.

Author : Paul Gelder
Publisher : Wiley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-17
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 0470724439

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Gipsy Moth IV by Paul Gelder Pdf

The dramatic story of Gipsy Moth IV from her epic first circumnavigation to her restoration, wreck and triumphant return. In this beautifully illustrated book, Yachting Monthly’s Paul Gelder tells the remarkable story of Gipsy Moth’s rise, fall and triumphant rise again. It is the definitive history of this sailing icon, illustrated throughout with never before published photographs of the boat, the restoration project and dramatic images from both of her epic voyages. The author has had unprecedented access to both the Chichester family archives and to the skippers’ and crews’ logs for the second circumnavigation, he even sailed aboard her on the first leg from Plymouth to Gibraltar. Having championed the restoration of this iconic yacht from the start, Paul Gelder has finally written a worthy successor the Chichester’s original bestseller Gipsy Moth Circles The World.

Author : Cecil Kuhne
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 452 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-11
Category : Travel
ISBN : 0307279340

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Near Death on the High Seas by Cecil Kuhne Pdf

“The wind was blowing at hurricane strength-sixty-five knots and over-and increasing in the gusts to eighty knots. His boat was surfing on waves as high as a sixty-foot, six-storey building. . .Each wave that struck choked and froze him, the icy water working its way down inside his survival suit.” —from Close to the Wind by Pete Goss In Near Death on the High Seas, Cecil Kuhne collects some of the most terrifying and astounding experiences of sailors confronting the awesome, raw power of the sea. These tales-filled with everyday heroes and survivors-comprise a riveting and often breathtaking collection of extraordinary stories that show the terrible ferocity of the untamable ocean. Also featuring: • Thor Heyerdahl's Kon-Tiki- the historic and celebrated journey of the Kon-Tiki as it journeys across the Pacific. • Steve Callahan's Adrift- a solo sailor loses his boat in the Atlantic must survive in a five-foot life raft for 76 days, fighting off sharks with a makeshift spear. • Francis Chischester's 'Gipsy Moth' Circles The World-the stirring story of a one man's solo sail around the globe at age 65. • John Rousmaniere's Fastnet, Force 10-in one of the worst sailing tragedies in history, a massive rescue operation takes place amidst sixty-knot winds and forty-foot breaker waves.

Author : Francis Chichester
Publisher : Boxtree
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2015-11-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781743546192

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The Romantic Challenge by Francis Chichester Pdf

There is in Sir Francis Chichester a restless spirit never satisfied with his achievements. Throughout his adventurous life this quiet Englishman has sought to challenge odds that other, younger, stronger men have declared insuperable. As a pilot, as a yachtsman, as a navigator, even as a man who broke the grip of cancer, Sir Francis has always been a pioneer. Where he has led, others have followed: but when he has triumphed, he has at once sought a new and greater challenge. This is a book about such a challenge. With the feasibility of long-distance voyages proven beyond doubt—not least by his own remarkable circumnavigation in 1966—Sir Francis turned at once to the next great barrier facing the single-hander, the “speed barrier”, setting himself the staggering target of sailing 4,000 miles between two fixed points on the earth’s surface in 20 days—an average of 200 miles a day whatever the wind, whatever the weather. In this book he tells of the planning, the calculations and the sheer hard work that in January 1971 led him and Gipsy Moth V to their “starting line” for a race which is the single-hander’s “4-Minute Mile” and Marathon, combined in one gruelling, non-stop, murderous ocean race. This for a man—a unique, incredible man—in his seventieth year, was the romantic challenge.

Author : Philip Gibbs
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 503 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2019-11-19
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4057664123152

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Now It Can Be Told by Philip Gibbs Pdf

"Now It Can Be Told" by Philip Gibbs is a book about World War I. In this book, the author provides insight into some aspects of the war that the world should know and remember as a warning of what will happen again if a heritage of evil and folly is not cut out of the hearts of people. The book also describes the reality of modern warfare, not only as it appeared to British soldiers but to soldiers on all fronts where conditions were the same.

Author : Arthur Mangin
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2022-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : EAN:8596547156352

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The Desert World by Arthur Mangin Pdf

The Desert World by Arthur Mangin is a scholarly tome on deserts throughout the world. It encompasses knowledge of deserts on literally all continents. Excerpt: "The traveller, ascending the famous river which has so long been mixed up with an apparently insoluble geographical problem, sees the Desert everywhere present; its yellow boundary-line is vividly traced against the rich emerald-green of the fertile valley, and, as he advances, that line seems to draw nearer and nearer, until the cultivated soil appears reduced to a narrow strip on the river-bank. It has encroached upon many once prosperous and busy sites, and buried deeply the memorials of the old Egyptian civilization."

Author : Baroness Orczy
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2021-11-09
Category : Fiction
ISBN : EAN:4066338094261

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Links in the Chain of Life by Baroness Orczy Pdf

This book tells how Baroness Orczy creates the fictitious character of the Scarlet Pimpernel. In this book, Baroness Orczy explores how she creates the character of Scarlet Pimpernel, the other characters, and the story world. The author, in this book, links the creation of the character of the Pimpernel to her love for Britain.