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One of the great songs of the sea, robert manrys tale has the alluring effect of happily persuading readers that they too could sail a small boat across the wide blue seas. Only one sailor, robin knox johnston, finished the race. The moitessiers lived in traditional french colonial style. Bernard moitessier 10 april 1925 16 june 1994, a french national born and raised in vietnam, was a sailor in 1968 moitessier participated in the sunday times golden globe race, the first round the world yacht race.
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The french mystic bernard moitessier held a clear lead in the race but deliberately turned away near the end and sailed off to tahiti, allowing knoxjohnston to win. Rehegoo music features hold me, hold me on their compilation. The author, bernard moitessier prepares to sail solo around the world from plymouth england in late august 1968. The long way, book by bernard moitessier paperback. Click and collect from your local waterstones or get free uk delivery on orders over. Heavy weather sailing tactics little ship club canterbury.
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