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An exuberant, headlong, exhausting ride . . . more than a book about sailboat racing; it's also about a dream ferociously pursued and the price paid for realizing it . . . impossible to put down. --Derek Lundy, author, Godforsaken Sea A story of mythic shape--of a young girl who receives a call to adventure and sets out on a compulsive journey, and finds mentors, tests, dark caves, despair, a supreme ordeal, and triumph. --Peter Nichols, author, A Voyage for Madmen A passionate account that is far more than just another book about racing. --The (London) Times

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Ellen MacArthur (Cowes, England) sailed around Britain alone at 19, and then began solo long-distance races that culminated in her record-setting performance in the 2000-2001 Vendee Globe.

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