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ROUND THE WORLD NON-STOP

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JOHN RIDGWAY and ANDY BRIGGS

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© 1985 John Ridgway and Andy Briggs Maps and line drawings © 1985 Andy Briggs

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or Otherwise, without prior permission in writing from Patrick Stephens Limited. First published 1985

Allen County Public Library tt. Wayne, Indiana

British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data Ridgway, John Round the world non-stop. 1. Voyages around the world—19512. Yachts and yachting I. Title II. Briggs, Andy 910.41 G419

ISBN 0-85059-757-9

Patrick Stephens Limited is part of the Thorsons Publishing Group

Photoset in 11 on 12 pt Plantin by Avocet Marketing Services, Aylesbury, Bucks. Printed in Great Britain on Cream Antique Wove Vol 18 80 grm, and bound, by

The Garden City Press, Letchworth, Herts, for the publishers, Patrick Stephens Limited, Denington Estate, Wellingborough, Northants, NN8 2QD, England.

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Contents 1 The magic carpet 2 From Mirror dinghy to sailing round the world 3 Early days 4 Tropics 5 South-East Trades — a test of patience 6 A test of will 7 Into the Southern Ocean 8 Attrition 9 Half-way 10 Lonely Christmas 11 To the Horn 12 Turning for home 13. A holiday at last 14 Nearer home than Horn 15 Mad March Appendix 1 Damage report Appendix 2 Consumable stores Appendix3 English Rose VI: technical specifications

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