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Close to the Wind
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Product Description: On November 3, 1996, former Royal Marine Pete Goss embarked on the most grueling competition in his sailing career: the Vendée Globe, a nonstop, single-handed round-the-world yacht race. For the next seven weeks he met every challenge in his stormy path, from combating waves the height of six-story buildings to grappling with his spinnaker in high winds...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
By Pete Goss
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Hardcover:

9780783887524 | Large print edition (G K Hall & Co, October 1, 1999), cover price $28.95 | About this edition: A sailor describes his love of the sea and sailing, his participation in a solo round-the-world race, the hardships and disasters that followed, and his battle to rescue a fellow competitor whose boat sank and still complete the race
9780708991008 | Large print edition (Ulverscroft Large Print Books, September 1, 1999), cover price $31.99 | About this edition: 'More impressive than fiction could ever be.
9780786706075 | Da Capo Pr, April 20, 1999, cover price $25.00 | About this edition: An avid sailor describes his life-long love affair with the sea and with sailing, his participation in a solo round-the-world race, the hardships and disasters that followed, and his epic battle to rescue a fellow competitor whose boat sank and still complete the race

Paperback:

9780786707416 | Da Capo Pr, May 8, 2000, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: On November 3, 1996, former Royal Marine Pete Goss embarked on the most grueling competition in his sailing career: the Vendée Globe, a nonstop, single-handed round-the-world yacht race.

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