Nigel Sharp The First and the Fastest : Comparing Robin Knox-Johnston and Ellen MacArthur's Historic Round-the-World Voyages Deals

Product Name: The First and the Fastest : Comparing Robin Knox-Johnston and Ellen MacArthur's Historic Round-the-World Voyages

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This is the story of two single-handed non-stop round-the-world voyages: Robin Knox-Johnston's in 1968/69 and Ellen MacArthur's in 2004/05.Although there were similarities - both voyages started and finished in Falmouth, for instance, and neither sailor was in a conventional race - the story is mainly one of contrasts, mostly as a consequence of thirty-six years of technological developments.These gave MacArthur the opportunity for a considerably faster voyage, but that didn't necessarily make things any easier for her.When Knox-Johnston set sail in Suhaili, no one knew if it was possible for a human being or a boat to survive such a voyage; and when MacArthur commissioned her boat B&Q, many considered that a high-performance trimaran of that size could not be safely sailed around the world by one person.Whatever comparisons are made, the question as to which was the greater achievement is futile: both voyages were utterly remarkable.MacArthur is no longer 'the fastest', of course - her time has since been beaten by three Frenchmen - but she is still the fastest British solo circumnavigator, while Knox-Johnston's record as 'the first' will be there for all time.

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