A World of My Own: the first ever non-stop solo round the world voyage 9780713668995, 9781472901187, 9781472901194, 0713668997, 1472901193

On Friday 14 June 1968Suhaili, a tiny ketch, slipped almost unnoticed out of Falmouth harbour steered by the solitary fi

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A World of My Own: the first ever non-stop solo round the world voyage
 9780713668995, 9781472901187, 9781472901194, 0713668997, 1472901193

Table of contents :
Cover
Copyright
Contents
Foreword
Map
Suhaili's route round the world
Acknowledgements
Suhaili
Make Do and Mend
Falmouth to the Forties June 14th, 1968-September 10th, 1968 (Day 88)
The Roaring Forties September 11th, 1968-November 8th, 1968 (Day 89-147)
Melbourne to Otago November 10th, 1968-November 20th, 1968 (Day 148-159)
Otago to the Horn November 21st, 1968-January 8th, 1969 (Day 160-209)
Cape Horn January 9th, 1969-January 17th, 1969 (Day 210-218)
Dog Watch
Cape Horn to the Equator January 18th, 1969-March 6th, 1969 (Day 219-266). The Equator to Falmouth March 7th, 1969-April 22nd, 1969 (Day 267-313)Pilot's Notes
Epilogue
Appendices
I Stores lists
II Navigational stores and equipment
III Book list
Index
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W.

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