Around the World Alone 0812052196, 3122300401
Alain Colas’ story of the voyage around the planed he undertook back in 1978 on board his 70-foot craft by the name of M
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akrin colas around the world alone
drain colas around the world alonej Translated by J. F. Bernard
BARRON'S/WOODBURY, NEW YORK
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Qio. H 3. F. PUBLIC LIBRARY © Copyright 1978 by Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. solely with respect to the English translation. ©Flammarion 1977 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, by photostat, microfilm, xerography, or any other means, or incorporated into any information retrieval system, electronic or mechanical, without the written permission of the copyright owner. All inquiries should be addressed to: Barron’s Educational Series, Inc. 113 Crossways Park Drive Woodbury, New York 11797 Library of Congress Catalog Card No. 78-18195 i
International Standard Book No. 0-8120-5219-6
Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Colas, Alain, 1943Around the world alone. Translation of Cap Horn pour un homme seul. 1. Manureva (Trimaran) 2. Colas, Alain, 19433. Voyages around the world. I. Title. G440.M316C6413 910’.41’0924 [B ] 78-18195 ISBN 0-8120-5219-6 PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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This book is dedicated to my comrades: the men of the tall ships of yesteryear, those unpolished noblemen with gnarled hands; and the men who race on the open seas today, who are the heirs of those seamen long dead.
Contents
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
“When I’m Grown Up . . Manureva
On Course for the Cape of Good Hope A Sea of Troubles The Waiting, the Anguish The Hour of Truth The Last Straight Line
1 13 25 75 123 161 173
Appendices
1 2
Technical Information on Manureva Boat Talk
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