Moitessier: A Sailing Legend [shp129]

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In 1968 during the Golden Globe, the first solo non-stop race around the world, Bernard Moitessier sent the following message with a slingshot onto the deck of a freighter, "I am continuing ?" With this unbelievable decision to turn his back to glory and money, when he had victory in his grasp, and continue sailing to the Pacific Islands after seven months at sea, he became a guru for all small boat sailors. Jean-Michel Barrault was his friend for 36 years. They met when Moitessier, having survived two shipwrecks, went to Paris in search of work and Barrault convinced him to start writing about his adventures, which Moitessier did beautifully. Moitessier's books continue to inspire and enlighten voyagers. He was truly a legend in his own time, and Barrault has done a wonderful job of portraying his spirit.