by Benoît Heimermann · Editorial Noray, S.A. · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788474861402
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«Tabarly» is the biography of sailor Eric Tabarly written by Benoît Heimermann, published by Editorial Noray in paperback (400 pages, in Spanish).
It reconstructs the life of Eric Tabarly: his childhood in a wealthy family with a strict upbringing, his career in the navy, his victory in the solo Transat at age 33 and his transformation into a French national hero. It also portrays his reserved character, his financial problems and his passion for the Pen Duick boats, as well as his death in 1998, swept overboard by a rogue wave during a night crossing.
First Spanish edition, translated from French by Tomás Escuder Palau, in the Relatos de regatas y travesías collection. It won the Grand Prix de la Littérature Sportive 2003.
For fans of sailing, ocean navigation and biographies of great figures in French sport.
