Team Spirit
Author | : Brendan Hall |
Publisher | : A&C Black |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2012-06-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781408158654 |
ISBN-13 | : 1408158655 |
Rating | : 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Team Spirit is a gripping account of a race on the edge, and a young skipper's determined journey to victory. The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the ultimate long distance challenge - a 35,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe, contested by amateur crews in identical racing yachts - and the winners are those who keep their focus the longest. The 2010 winner was 28-year-old Brendan Hall and his crew in Spirit of Australia. Although Brendan was the youngest and least experienced skipper in the race, the win was no accident - it was the culmination of years of training, skilled navigation and a leadership style way beyond his years.