by Eric Tabarly · Arthaud · tapa blanda · ISBN 9782700300086
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«Victoire en solitaire» is the autobiographical account by Éric Tabarly of the 1964 solo transatlantic race, published by Arthaud in paperback.
Éric Tabarly recounts how he won the 1964 solo transatlantic race aboard the Pen Duick II, a yacht that revolutionized naval architecture. The narrative, direct and sober, covers the preparation and the crossing to Newport. Tabarly beat the favorite, Francis Chichester, by sixty-seven hours and thirty-five minutes.
The 1992 edition has 336 pages, is in French and includes 46 drawings and maps.
It will appeal to sailing enthusiasts and fans of great sporting feats of the twentieth century.
