Woman Alone : Sailing Solo Across the Atlantic

Woman Alone is a sailor's story of courage and adventure. But WomanAlone is also a woman's story a dramatic account of an epic voyage by asuperb young British sailor. Standing five feet two and weighing little morethan a hundred pounds, Clare Francis was one of four women competitors inthe 1976 Singlehanded Transatlantic Race. This is her very personal accountof that race, a grueling contest that boasted a record number of competitors,claimed two lives, and was sailed in