Chichester then sat down to write one of the great narratives of modern voyaging. It was an amazing performance that he was sixty-five years old made it the more so. He completed the voyage with just one stop and 226 days at sea. It inspired the first solo around-the-world race and remains a timeless testament to the spirit of adventure.įrancis Chichester's 1967 singlehanded circumnavigation set a blazing record for speed. First published in 1967, just months after the completion of Chichesters historic journey, Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an instant international best-seller. Gipsy Moth Circles The World by Francis Chichester 3.71 Rating details 14 ratings 0 reviews 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.
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.įirst published in 1967, just months after the completion of Chichester's historic journey, Gipsy Moth Circles the World was an instant international best-seller. 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. Gipsy Moth Circles The World E-Kitap Açıklamasıįrom 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.
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