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9781892216205

Racing the Ice to Cape Horn

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  • ISBN13:

    9781892216205

  • ISBN10:

    1892216205

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-06-01
  • Publisher: Bristol Fashion Pub Co

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Summary

Frank Guernsey lived through this tale of his record- setting 128-day nonstop journey, sailing single-handed from Southern California around Cape Horn to Uruguay in an engineless sailboat, only 24 feet long. Cy Zoerner put this harrowing adventure into words as no other author could. As Frank revealed the story, Cy began to wonder, as would we all, what could drive a man to commit to an outrageously dangerous undertaking in such a small craft. After endless hours discussing life and love with Frank, Cy understood and a story, like no other, poured forth.This will be the best sailing adventure you will ever read and quite possibly the best book you will read for years to come. The greatest fiction can not match the adventures and life of Frank Guernsey".Humans!" The handle of my precious watermaker stopped in my hands. My eyes strained at the black speck on the gray, watery horizon. The misery from the open saltwater sores I sat on, winked out. As I switched on my video recorder, my only companion since I set sail, I repeated, "Humans? After all these months alone..". I glanced at my watch. It was January 2, 10 a.m.

Table of Contents

Prologue 9(8)
Facing Fear at the Bottom of the World
17(8)
Committing to Cape Horn
25(10)
Sailing into Infinity
35(10)
Sailing on the Edge
45(10)
Springing a Leak Before Crossing the Line
55(8)
Countering the Counter-currents
63(14)
Grasping at the Wind
77(12)
Ghosting Through the Mentor Current
89(10)
Reaching the Roaring Forties
99(12)
Surviving ``The Worst Storm Possible''
111(12)
Screaming Into the Screaming Fifties
123(14)
Outliving the Ultimate Storm
137(12)
Running the Iceberg Line
149(14)
Winning the Race
163(14)
Dodging the Deadly Overfalls
177(12)
Struggling up the Atlantic
189(10)
Falling on a Stanchion
199(12)
Missing a Safe Port
211(12)
Arriving in Uruguay
223(10)
Re-Entering the Human Race
233(9)
About the Authors 242

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