Taking on the World : A Sailors Extraordinary Solo Race Around the Globe

English

ISBN: 0071435441

EAN: 9780071435444

Category: Sports & Recreation / Sailing/Travel / Essays & Travelogues/Biography & Autobiography / General/

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing

Release Date: 08/07/2012

Synopsis: At Twenty-Four, Ellen MacArthur became the youngest person ever to complete the Vendee Globe singlehanded nonstop sailboat race around the planet, and the second woman -- and second fastest sailor -- to circumnavigate the globe alone. Taking On the World is Ellens story -- of her longing for adventure, her indomitable will, and her overwhelming passion for the sea. Book jacket.

Taking on the World : A Sailors Extraordinary Solo Race Around the Globe

Illustrated: Yes

Format: Paperback

Height: 1.12 inches

Width: 5.9 inches

Length: 9.0 inches

Weight: 21.16 oz

Pages: 368