Woman of Steel

by Keith Wheatley (Author), Vivien Cherry (Author)

• Used

  Paperback
  1994

  $6.62

  The British Steel Challenge has been called the toughest yacht race ever - 28,000 miles around the globe against the prevailing winds and tides. In this book Vivien Cherry, the first female skipper to take part in the race, tells of the responsibilities, the frustrations, the isolation and the exhilaration of racing her yacht for nine months around the world.

• Used

  Paperback
  1993

  $4.57

  Woman of Steel is Vivien Cherry's story of the British Steel Challenge Race. As the only female skipper, she tells of the responsibilities, frustrations, isolation and exhilaration of racing Coopers & Lybrand for nine months round the world with an inexperienced crew, coaching, cajoling and driving them every mile of the way. Each leg of the race presented its own difficulties - navigational and human. Stopovers often presented more dramas than the weeks at sea. In mid-race Viv's own leg became a factor when she became immobilized with a damaged knee needing immediate surgery. By the finish line in the Solent, the race that started with doubts ended with a fanfare. Vivien's journey was both a part of that voyage and a compelling individual story of an unusual sailor in a unique situation.