- Hardcover: 320 pages
- Publisher: Michael Joseph Ltd; First Edition edition (27 Sep 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0718153243
- ISBN-13: 978-0718153243
- Product Dimensions: 23.6 x 16.2 x 3.2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 391,252 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Format:Hardcover
Robin Knox Johnston has always been one of my heros, so I was really looking forward to this book. He proved that your achievements are limited only by your abilities and not by some arbitrary age. So whilst I admired the voyage I didn't enjoy reading all of the book. The first part the pages flew past - he covers the setting up of the clipper ventures and the history of the Velux race , which is run by Clipper, his background and motivations. During the race he was beset by electronic problems and this began to dominate much of the rest of the book. It felt much of it was complaining about the things that went wrong - which I can well appreciate is hugely frustrating - it would have helped if there was more balance. I did struggle to finish it which is unsual with these types of books, as normally I don't want to put them down till I have finished.
Format:Paperback
Good value book by R K J . Enjoyed but always a lot of past activity in all his books. However a great read if you like sailing and or the sea
Format:Paperback
After such an astonishing journey at many levels for RKJ this book was a bitter disappointment to read. So poorly edited it leaves the impression the publishers wished to cash in on his name and achievement as quickly after the race as possible. As a sailor of way more modest achievements, even I know how much more must have been demanded and given by the author than the book begins to convey.I am sure he does not believe in 'fairness' as a right but this book is deeply unfair in terms of the qualities it doesn't say about him on this solo.
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