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Books About Sir Francis
Gipsy Moth Circles The World
From the BackHe completed the voyage with just one stop and 226 days at sea. It was an amazing performance; that he was sixty five years old made it the more so. Chichester sat down to write one of the great narratives of modern voyaging.
Economist
"...reminds us how men can transcend their apparent physical limitations when they are doing something that they very much want to do."
Alan Villiers, Saturday Review
"A moving story of conquest by the unquenchable human spirit, a determined old man's gesture of defiance at the moden world..."
The Lonely Sea and the Sky
In his own words this book tells the story of Sir Francis Chichesters adventures as an aviator, navigator and yatchsman. A remarkable and heartwarming story of triumph and personal achievement of an individual who knew how to live life to the full. The book does tend to get technical in particular during the sailing, which would no doubt appeal more to enthusiasts, however this does not detract the reader from the sense of isolation and challenging conditions which confronted Sir Francis during his voyages.
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