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A WOMAN AT SEA

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Setting off alone in a 36-foot sailboat, the Spray, in 1895, Joshua Slocum was first on record to circle the world singlehandedly.  Many others have followed with or without crew.  They are a special breed for whom the challenge counts more than the accomplishment; Bernard Moitessier completed his nonstop circumnavigation in a 1968 race, but turned around in sight of the finish line in England to return to Tahiti.  A Woman at Sea tells of a similarly minded person and her crew.  Written in the memoir genre the story includes actual events, but most of it is fictional.All Rights Reserved

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