| 500 Days: Around the World on a 12 Foot Yacht Contributor(s): Testa, Serge (Author) |
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ISBN: 1439263027 ISBN-13: 9781439263020 Publisher: Booksurge Publishing OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: December 2009 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Adventurers & Explorers - Non-classifiable - Travel | Essays & Travelogues |
| Dewey: B |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.59 lbs) 228 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Alone aboard "Acrohc", the tiny yacht he designed and built, Serge Testa sailed around the world and into the Guinness Book of Records. Exotic landfalls, cyclones, encounter with whales, and a nearly fatal fire at sea makes this a gripping story. Told with understatement and humor, this account of a unique voyage of discovery and endurance appeals to the adventurer in all of us."Serge Testa's 500 Days is a lively, warm and well written account of a seamanlike circumnavigation" -Cruising World"Why would anyone sail around the world on a 12 foot boat? Meet Serge Testa, a charming and resourceful adventurer. Read this book and you too may find yourself planning the adventure of a lifetime." -SAIL |