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Peter Nichols chronicles the 1968–1969 Sunday Times Golden Globe Race, an unprecedented single‑handed, non‑stop circumnavigation of the world. Nine sailors set out on a daring contest against the sea before modern electronic navigation. Ten months later, only one returned, while the others faced madness, failure, or death amid Southern Ocean storms.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Travel & Geography/Travel Writing
Authors: Peter Nichols
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