Sailing to the Reefs,9781574091205

Sailing to the Reefs

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ISBN13: 9781574091205
ISBN10: 1574091204
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2001-06-01
Publisher(s): Sheridan House Inc
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Summary

In this, his first book, never before published in the U.S., the famous French sailor describes his shipwreck on the Chagos atoll in the Indian Oceans, his building of Marie-Therese II, and his leisurely voyage to the West Indies, where he met disaster.

Author Biography

Bernard Moitessier was one of the greatest ocean voyagers. He became a legend in his own time. A gifted writer, he wrote four books describing his seagoing adventures. The Long Way became a bestseller worldwide.

Table of Contents

In the Indian Ocean
9(8)
Mauritius: the friendly island
17(19)
Mauritius to Durban
36(10)
A Year in Durban
46(38)
Durban to Cape Town
84(21)
Nine Months in Cape Town
105(42)
Cape Town to St Helena
147(14)
On St Helena
161(24)
St Helena to Ascension Island
185(10)
Ascension Island: a lunar port of call
195(18)
Ascension to Fernando-Norona
213(14)
Fernando-Norona
227(11)
Passage to the West Indies
238(17)
Trinidad to Martinique
255(8)
In the Caribbean
263(5)
The Dream Boat
268(11)
Author's postscript to this edition 279(3)
Postscript on Heavy-weather Sailing 282(4)
K. Adlard Coles
Postscript on Self-steering Devices 286(3)
Michael Richey
Index 289

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