Around the big blue marble : the BOC challenge 1994-95 single-handed race around the world

"Twelve years after launching the first BOC Challenge - a gruelling 27,000 mile single-handed round-the-world yacht race which is the ultimate test for sailors - Nigel Rowe set sail from Charleston, South Carolina, aboard his boat Sky Catcher on the first leg of the 1994-95 race. The man who, as head of corporate relations for the multi-national BOC group, had staged the first three Challenge races (held every four years) could no longer resist the urge to compete in this most challenging of events himself. The dramatic story of the race, which spans five oceans and eight months - for those that finish, that is - is told from the perspective of someone taking part. More than that, as one of the originators of the BOC Challenge and the person who has masterminded it ever since, Nigel Rowe has a unique insight into the event. [...] Around the Big Blue Marble is not just a book for sailing enthusiasts. It is a classic tale of derring-do - of courage, tenacity and skill against unbelievable odds. A great adventure story."--Provided by the publisher.