A Voyage For Madmen - Softcover

"Reads like a suspense novel."--Booklist

"Fascinating...A great story...an excellent examination of the world's first nonstop, solo race around the world."--San Diego Union Tribune

"Spellbinding."--Wall Street Journal

"A haunting story...[that] succeeds on the grandest scale."--The Oregonian

"A riveting account of the triumphant human spirit."--Publishers Weekly

"Extraordinary ...One of the most gripping sea stories I have ever read."--Sebastian Junger, author of The Perfect Storm

A compelling chronicle of courage and adventure at sea follows nine sailors on their historic 1968 attempt to sail around the globe non-stop--a voyage that would result in madness, failure, and death for all but one. Reprint.