Gipsy Moth Circles the World

This was my mother s book one of the ones I saved after she passed away My first attempt to read it ended in failure because the first chapter is all about building and testing Gipsy Moth IV, and it sort of lost me.Now, after reading all Patrick O Brian s Aubry Maturin series, Chichester s book was accessible and understandable, though there was still plenty of sailing vocabulary I didn t get.Francis Chichester set off from London Plymouth in September 1966 to sail singlehanded around the world [...]

Gritty, realistic telling of a remarkable feat Chichester does absolutely nothing to glamorize his experiences under an amazingly grueling set of circumstances A remarkable, curmudgeonly anti hero who stunned the world IN HIS SIXTIES A grumpy inspiration to all

Chichester s story of his 1966 solo sailing voyage around the world, at age 65 He did the circumnavigation west to east The trip took 226 days with a single stop in Sydney, making it the fastest circumnavigation in a small vessel In 1898, Slocum took 3 years with numerous stops, but did the difficult east to west against the prevailing winds.The book largely covers Chichester s day to day activities It is interesting to see how busy he was with numerous sail changes, and numerous maintenance ac [...]

To think he undertook voyage at age 65 boggles the mind One of sailing s great men

An excellent read about and written by a 65 year old man who circumnavigates the world east to west throught the most dangerous and isolated seas including the conquest of the Horn On top of that, he does it singlehanded in record breaking time.

An outstanding accounting of one man s journey around the world alone Fascinating and exhilarating Sir Francis is a wonderful storyteller His several month trip was filled with tales of dolphins and storms, sail changes and determination An adventure for a lifetime.

Surprisingly, I had never heard of Sir Francis Chichester or of his book Gypsy Moth Circles the World until I found and bought a copy at the Australian National Maritime Museum in Sydney several years ago I love accounts of true sailing adventures, and when I recently rediscovered this book on my shelf I finally dove in.Sir Francis Chichester was a distinguished aviator before becoming a yachtsman He made the first solo flight East to West across the Tasman Sea from New Zealand to Australia, and [...]

Chichester s book details his solo sail around the world, which was the fastest circumnavigation of the globe by a single handed vessel and it was the longest voyage by a solo vessel without a port of call He stopped only in Sydney, Australia during his voyage to and from Plymouth, England His story in interesting and compelling However, the book is not an easy read for a non sailor Chichester assumes you have sailing knowledge and his book is sprinkled with sailing terminology, which was not ex [...]

March 28, 2013 I picked up another copy at the Friends of the Hilton Head Library and re read this wonderful book as I am just starting boating It was as amazing to read as the first time I will never tire of this epic voyage.This was a book I picked up at the Austin Public Library Recycled Reads Store I first read this book when it was published in 1967 and it started me on my reading of adventure, biography and history books as my primary source of reading pleasure Though I remembered the stor [...]

Chichester s motivation for solo circumnavigation was utterly different from Slocum s see Sailing Alone around the World Despite advances in technology this trip was only a scant bit easier than Slocum s, though I d doubt that a person making the trip would agree Even in the late twentieth century it was a big deal, so much of the reporting about his trip was in the front section of newspapers around the world His completion of the voyage was front page news This voyage being contemporary of me [...]

Sir Francis Chichester tells a fascinating and detailed story of his historic solo circumnavigation via the Southern Oceans From day to day, with changes in the weather and the boat s responses to it, there were plenty of surprises both good and bad I enjoyed reading this book very much.

Amazing book.

This book, like Kon Tiki, exemplified real adventure for me and my siblings when we were growing up Loved it and want to reread

Still like this story Starts off a bit slow but overall manages to communicate the scale of his journal better than most other circumnavigation stories I ve read.

bel libro sull argomento, a volte molto tecnico come inevitabile che sia.

great loves voyage hates vessel.

An incredible journey and an incredible man Sir Francis tells the story of overcoming danger and challenges in such a matter of fact way It is a very old book but somehow does not seem dated.

I could not finish this book as it had way too many nautical terms that I didnt understand.

Visited his yacht as a boy and thought it small This really brings home the magnitude of his endeavour and evokes a spirit of unassuming adventure that is real hero stuff.

A tale of courage, daring, adventure by Sir Francis

Obviously an exciting story, but the writing style has aged considerably Chichester was well into his sixties when he wrote the book It seemed a bit dry and flat at times.

Really enjoyed this book