A Voyage For Madmen
A voyage for madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons of horrific storms in the southern ocean and of those riveting moments when a split second decision means the difference between life and death.
A voyage for madmen. A voyage for madmen provides a wonderful retelling of men doing exactly that in a challenge that was open to everyone not just professional sportsmen with hugely expensive equipment as would be the case nowadays. A voyage for madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons of horrific storms in the southern ocean and of those riveting moments when a split second decision means the difference between life and death. A voyage for madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons of horrific storms in the southern ocean and of those riveting moments when a split second decision means the difference between life and death. A voyage for madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons of horrific storms in the southern ocean and of those riveting moments when a split second decision means the difference between life and death.
Ten months later only one of the nine men would cross the finish line and earn fame wealth and glory. But more than that it is about sad heroic characters and nichols does characters like. It was a feat that had never been accomplished and one that would forever change the face of sailing. A voyage for madmen is a tale of sailors driven by their own dreams and demons of horrific storms in the southern ocean and of those riveting moments when a split second decision means the difference between life and death.
A voyage for madmen is a book about boats and the sea about wind and waves and frightening lonely places. In 1968 nine sailors set off on the most daring race ever held.