Bernard Moitessier, a French mariner and writer, became renowned for his epic seafaring journeys. His literary work focuses on compelling narratives of his adventures at sea, often with a philosophical depth. The 1968 Golden Globe Challenge, the first non-stop, solo, around-the-world sailing race, solidified Moitessier's iconic status and forms a central pillar of his literary legacy. His writing captures a profound connection with nature and an enduring quest for freedom.
Recounts the Moitessiers' honeymoon trip from Europe to the islands of the Pacific and back along the logical route via Cape Horn, a path chosen for its speed, which took them through the Roaring Forties, iceberg territory and the relentless gale-force winds of the higher latitudes. schovat popis
In this, his first book, never before published in the U.S., the famous French sailor, Moitessier, describes his shipwreck on the Chagos atoll in the Indian Oceans, his building of Marie-Therese II, and his leisurely voyage to the West Indies, where he met disaster. schovat popis
Moitessier's notebooks include all the know-how and the 1001 tips of this legendary sailor, the knowledge he acquired on the water, in meeting with other sailors, during long passages and his many years on various islands. This simple how-to explains why the sea never changes despite the incredible progress of technology.
Bernard Moitessier was in the lead and nearing the finish of the Golden Cup-a solo circumnavigation of the world-when he abandoned the race and set his course for a personal journey that would conclude three months later in Tahiti. Moitessier himself recounts the story of his personal quest in lyrical and though-provoking prose.
The story of yachtsman Bernard Moitessier, who inexplicably pulled out of the Golden Globe race, having battled storms, gear failure, knockdowns and overwhelming fatigue and loneliness. He sailed on to Tahiti, where he subsequently became a mystic.