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14 216 milles à la voile en 126 jours : c'est, à l'époque, à la fois la plus grande et la plus longue traversée jamais effectuée par un yacht, sans escale. Ce prodigieux exploit a été réalisé en empruntant la route du cap Horn, route logique, certes, puisque rapide, mais route difficile traversant la mer puissante des hautes latitudes, où maints grands voiliers (600 à 1200 tonnes) de la marine commerciale à voile se sont perdus corps et biens. Exploit réalisé sans moteur avec un petit bateau de 13 tonnes par un homme et une femme exceptionnels. Bernard Moitessier, skipper habile et réfléchi, a réussi à mener "Joshua" du Pacifique à l'Atlantique par le cap Horn sans avarie. Ecrivain sensible et intelligent, il sait nous faire participer à cette navigation exaltante et faire revivre ces six jours de coups de vent où "Joshua", à sec de toile, parcourut en fuite 600 milles, vers le "Cap Dur". Jamais peut-être un homme, une femme, un bateau ne furent plus unis. Avant de franchir le cap Horn, le lecteur aura vécu avec les tortues et les iguanes des Galapagos, il se sera faufilé parmi les atolls des Tuamotu, il aura visité Tahiti.
First publish date: 1967
Authors: Bernard Moitessier
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