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"The best book ever written about the terrifying business of single-handed sailing--. Lundy tells a harrowing tale, as tight and gripping as The Perfect Storm or Into Thin Air ."-- San Francisco Chronicle A chilling account of the world's most dangerous sailing race, the Vendée Globe, ... read more

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Until Christmas Day 1996, the race had been a typically robust version of previous Vendee Globe and BOC races.

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  1. Derek Lundy (Author)

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