Reed in the Wind,Roger Williams ( Springbok Sailing )

Hardback . 24cm x 16cm First edition published October 1991 by W J Flesch & Partners Cape Town. 184 pages with DJ not price clipped all in very good condition for its age  apart from a tear on page 62 as pictured. The page was not trimmed  properly. Indexed. Foreword by Robin Knox-Johnston.

" Springbok Yachtsman Bertie Reed has become a legend not only in his own country but also in sailing circles around the world and in this book his long-time friend and confidant Roger Williams unfolds the legend in full for the first time.

From his humble beginnings in Port Elizabeth and through his naval career of 22 years, the book traces Reed's remarkable climb to the top in ocean racing, to a point where he is regarded as one of the world foremost single handed sailors.

In 1991, Reed became the first South African, and one of the few people in the world to complete three cicumnavigations of the globe singlehanded..................."