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Summary: To much Background
Review: I enjoyed this book but I did think he talked a little to much about his struggles to get sponsorship and not enough about his sailing. The sailing parts of the book were the most interesting because he always seems to be pushing his boats to the limit. Which in turn he seems to always almost sink them. So for his next book , which will be coming out I'm sure after his around the world race in 2001, more sailing less background.
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Summary: Buy something else
Review: I'm sorry. I bought this book on the recommendations on this site and what a waste of time it was. The book is supposed to be about his Vendee Globe sail but he spends the 245 pages just talking about the endless years leading up to the race. I read this after reading Godforsaken Sea which was a great read and very exciting. I don't particularly care how much this guy loves his wife, how he spent all those years in the merchant marine, or how he sees his run as a triumph over adversity. The only triumph was that I quit reading it at page 100. If you are looking for something exciting to read, buy something else.
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Summary: Where's the Editor????
Review: This book is an object lesson in why illiterate adventurers shouldn't pen their own memoirs. How in the world did Goss take this incredible adventure and reduce it to the most inane, boring mush? He really could have used a better editor, perhaps one not equally illiterate.
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Summary: How did this guy get a book contract???
Review: This book is beyond inept. Goss takes what could be an exciting story and makes it into an endless parade of money troubles and "pip pip" British posturing. How did he make this race so boring? Look, this book should have started and ended in the water. Why doesn't anyone edit anymore?
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Summary: I couldn't put it down
Review: This is an excellent, riveting book. Hats off to Pete Goss for not only sailing in this horrific race, but also for writing so sensitively and evocatively about it. The story of Pete Goss puts the lie to the idea that there are no heroes anymore. I highly recommend this book.
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Summary: Determination Triumphs
Review: This is an inspiring story of how Pete Goss learnt to overcome both the physical and the financial challenges of global sailboat racing. I had to keep turning the pages to find out how he would manage to raise sufficient funds to enter each successive race and then how he would perform each one. Pete Goss' humanity and courage are shown in his solo rescue of a fellow sailer in the Southern Oceans.The book contains interesting sections on sailing but is a good read for anyone interested in seeing how a little guy overcomes considerable odds in style.
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