Author: GOSS, PETE
Title: Close to the Wind
Description: London, Headline. 1998, First Edition. (ISBN: 074722126x). Hard Cover, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A Fine uninscribed copy with Fine complete dustjacket. The author became a national hero on Christmas day 1996, while competing in the Venice Globe, the non stop, single handed round the world yacht race, recognised as one of the ultimate challlenges. He received a Mayday from Frenchman Raphael Dinelli and he turned around, scuppering his chances in the race, and 48 hours later he had found Dinelli and pulled the near dead man from his liferaft and within days they had become best friends as Pete nursed him back to life. Map endpapers and 43 photographs. B2A. Fine/Fine.

Keywords: Venice Globe, Single Handed World Yacht Race, Raphael Dinelli Rescue 074722126x


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