The Romantic Challenge
By: [by] Francis Chichester.
Publisher: Cassell; Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Published: 1971
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
Subjects: Chichester, Francis, Sir, 1901-1972.; Gipsy Moth V (Sailboat)
First sentence: I love life: this great exciting, absorbing, intriguing, puzzling, adventurous life.
Description: The story of the author's attempt at sailing [single-handed] 4,000 miles between two fixed points on the earth's surface in 20 days - an average of 200 miles per day whatever the wind, whatever the weather.
Notes: Fronrispiece: photograph of Gypsy Moth V and the author. Twenty five other photograps. Several diagrams and maps. Appendix: Reflections in the Sea by Argus of Yachting Monthly.