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Title: Ice Bird Condition: New Subtitle: The Classic Story of the First Single-Handed Voyage to Antarctica Author: David Lewis Format: Paperback ISBN-10: 1574091514 EAN: 9781574091519 ISBN: 9781574091519 Publisher: Sheridan House Genre: Sports & Hobbies Release Date: 01/09/2002 Description: David Lewis and his small yacht, Ice Bird, set sail from Sydney, Australia, on a search for high adventure. The voyage, full of drama, emotion and pain, takes place in the least hospitable and most fascinating part of the earth, the Antarctic. No one had ever sailed a yacht single-handed to Antarctica until David Lewis' attempt. Along the way, he would not touch land for more than fourteen weeks, facing mountainous seas, constant gales, snow storms, and freezing temperatures. Twice his small yacht was capsized and once it was dismasted 3,500 miles from help. His survival was a miracle of fortitude, skill, and some luck. Ice Bird is one of the great true sea stories of the twentieth century. It is also a tale of human endurance, a testimony of one man's will to overcome almost anything and everythinguphysical and psychologicaluto stay alive. Language: English Country/Region of Manufacture: US Item Height: 229mm Item Length: 152mm Release Year: 2002
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