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Knox-Johnston, Robin. CAPE HORN: A MARITIME HISTORY.
Hodder and Stoughton, London, 1994.
240 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H), hard cover in dust jacket. ISBN 0340415274 Maps. "One of Britain's most respected seamen and internatinally acclaimed yachtsman, Robin Knox-Johnston has rounded Cape Horn twice, so he brings a special authority to hi s telling of the Cape's eventful history, tracing the story from the expansionist rivalries of the European powers and the development of trade in nitrates, guano and gold. He describes, too, the men - and some women - who sailed in these famous s h ips, the realities of life on board, their heroic survivals and harrowing disasters, always underlining the ocean-going limitations of the vessels involved. He tells tales of the whaling ships and the clipper trade, and analyses the still impre ss iv e sailing records set by the square-riggers who competed in the grain race. After two world wars, record setting became the dominant theme as twentieth-century circumnavigators pitted themselves against Cape Horn for sport, sailing solo and a t s pee d, with or against the prevailing winds and currents. As the first man to sail solo non-stop round the world and co-skippr in 1994 of the fastest circumnavigation (74 days), Robin Knox-Johnston is the ideal person to bring the story of the chal leng e of Cape Horn right up to date." Minor wrinkling at bottom of spine. Dust jacket has minor wrinkling at top/bottom of flap-folds. Near Fine/Near Fine
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