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Author:   Jean-Luc Van Den Heede ,  Didier Ravon ,  Riaan Smit
Publisher:   Fernhurst Books Limited
Imprint:   Fernhurst Books Limited
ISBN:  

9781912621767

ISBN 10:   1912621762
Pages:   200
Publication Date:   05 November 2024
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Forthcoming
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Table of Contents

Introduction; Foreword to the English Edition – Don McIntyre; Foreword to the English Edition – Sir Robin Knox-Johnston; Foreword to the French Edition – Thomas Coville; 1. Knock-down; 2. Childhood in solitude; 3. The call of the Golden Globe Race; 4. Birth of a dual calling; 5. Searching for a five-legged sheep; 6. From college to my first boat; 7. Objective: 240 days; 8. On the other side of the horizon; 9. Without fear or blame; 10. Seven months without setting foot on land; 11. The Bardiaux Effect; 12. Settling into a routine; 13. Roaring Indian & Pacific Oceans; 14. The Lucky Star; 15. Strange stopover; 16. Confessions, Conviction 1; 17. Twelfth Cape Horn; 18. Confessions, Convictions 2; 19. Endless rise; 20. Victory; 21. And now; Acknowledgements

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“This superb translation has opened a whole new adventure to me, being able to absorb and understand the man behind the story, the man that has been my friend of so many years. I devoured every word with pure joy. This is a great read, an all-time classic that shows me a man not unlike Bernard Moitessier or Eric Tabarly.” (Don McIntyre) “His journey, both literally and figuratively, is simply incredible.” (Thomas Coville)

Author Information

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has rounded Cape Horn twelve times and completed six solo circumnavigations, achieving five race podiums and one world record (circumnavigation against the prevailing winds and currents, which he still holds). He finished third then second in the Vendée Globe, and won the retro (‘as in 1968’) Golden Globe Race in 2019 at the age of 73.

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