A Voyage for Madmen [J0092]

2002 - PB With minor wear. In 1968, nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held: to single-handedly circumnavigate the globe nonstop. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. Ten months later, only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame, wealth, and glory. For the others, the reward was madness, failure, and death. In this extraordinary book, Peter Nichols chronicles a contest of the individual against the sea, waged at a time before cell phones, satellite dishes, and electronic positioning systems. A Voyage for Madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons, of horrific storms in the Southern Ocean, and of those riveting moments when a split-second decision means the difference between life and death.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "After I had finished the book, I honestly felt like i spent 10mos. out to sea! I was glad to touch land! Very Good book. You share their experiences."; "The author does an excellent job of weaving in the tales of each of the sailors and what each of them experiences. You truly get to know the subjects of this book and feel their pain or their happiness along the way."; "Nichols captures not just the physical challenge of the Golden Globe Race, but the psychological unraveling and resilience of the men who attempted it."