Taking On the World: A Sailor's Extraordinary Solo Race Around the Globe

MacArthur grew up far from the sea yet formed the improbable dream of competing at the highest levels of international sailing. At 18 she circumnavigated England in a tiny sailboat and the following year she took a ferry to France, bought a 21-foot craft, and raced it alone from France to the Caribbean in the Mini-Transat. Having thus qualified for the Vendée Globe, sailing's ultimate racing challenge, she was a long-shot to finish--but she did, and became the first woman to earn a top-three placing, and set a record for a woman sailing around the world.

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Author	MacArthur, Ellen
Number of Pages	368
Illustrated	photos & illus.
Format	softcover
Date	2004
ISBN	0071435441
ISBN13	9780071435444

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