This is the dramatic account of what many people dismissed as one man's folly - taking on the worlds best sailors and yachts in the toughest race in the world, the 1982 Whitbread Round the World Race. Digby Taylor's amateur kiwi crew build there own yacht, sail it half way around the world just to reach the start line and end up winning the small boat class.

This copy is in reasonable condition with previous owners bookplate in front.