A Solo Antarctic Voyage Tests One Sailor's Endurance
Good Condition - with dust jacket in a protective plastic cover. Jacket is toned with light edge wear and staining on the back. Previous owner's signature on the half-title page. Reprint of the 1975 first edition. 1976
David Lewis recounts his attempt to sail alone around Antarctica aboard the small yacht Ice Bird, setting out from Sydney in 1972 for one of the world's most demanding stretches of ocean. Severe weather, ice and long isolation turn the voyage into a test of both seamanship and psychological endurance. Capsizes, damaged equipment and physical injury force him to improvise while confronting the possibility that he may not survive. Lewis describes his fears and mistakes alongside the exhilaration of reaching waters few small-boat sailors had attempted. The result is a personal account of adventure in the Southern Ocean and of the determination required to continue when help is far away.
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