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A Race Too Far
Book • 1998
A Race Too Far recounts the epic and tragic 1968 Golden Globe Yacht Race, where nine sailors attempted the first non-stop solo circumnavigation.
Of the participants, four withdrew early, Chay Blyth reached the Cape of Good Hope despite no prior sailing experience, Nigel Tetley sank while leading but died tragically two years later, and Donald Crowhurst faked his voyage amid mental decline before his boat was found adrift in an apparent suicide.
Forty years later, author Chris Eakin interviews survivors, widows, and children, weaving their chronologies with original research on the event's human, technological, and historical significance.
Of the participants, four withdrew early, Chay Blyth reached the Cape of Good Hope despite no prior sailing experience, Nigel Tetley sank while leading but died tragically two years later, and Donald Crowhurst faked his voyage amid mental decline before his boat was found adrift in an apparent suicide.
Forty years later, author Chris Eakin interviews survivors, widows, and children, weaving their chronologies with original research on the event's human, technological, and historical significance.
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