Astronauts Of Cape Horn

An intriguing and highly original story from Nicholas Gray, the author of Last Voyages. Astronauts of Cape Horn tells the tale of the only eleven men who had sailed alone around and south of Cape Horn by the time that twelve astronauts, the only men to have done so, stood on the surface of the moon.
This dramatic and exciting book, written so vividly you can feel the sea's spray on your face and taste the salt on your lips, tells the story of the lives of these eleven men and their extraordinary sailing exploits and compares and contrasts their voyages with what the space astronauts achieved.
Sailors whose lives and voyages are described include Joshua Slocum, Alain Gerbault, Vito Dumas, Bill Nance, Edward Allcard, Bernard Moitessier, Nigel Tetley and of course the four sailing knights, Sir Francis Chichester, Sir Alec Rose, Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and Sir Chay Blyth.