Gipsy Moth Circles the World by Francis Chichester

Gipsy Moth Circles the World

Francis Chichester

Binding:  Hard cover with dust jacket

Book Condition: Good condition with a few minor age marks

Edition: World Books 1967

This work tells the story of Frances Chichester, who aged 65, set out alone from Plymouth in his 53-foot ketch "Gypsy Moth VI" in August 1966 and sailed eastward around the world through the wild Southern Ocean, stopping only once - the first to accomplish this - in Sydney. Only nine yachts had previously circumnavigated by way of Cape Horn, and of them six had been capsized or somersaulted at least once. This 28,000-mile voyage, completed in May 1967, established new records for speed and endurance, captured the imagination of the world, and earned a knighthood for Chichester upon his return.

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