Against the flow, the inspiring story of a teacher turned record-making yachtswoman, Dee Caffari ; Elaine Bunting
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Against the flow, the inspiring story of a teacher turned record-making yachtswoman, Dee Caffari ; Elaine Bunting
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eng
Main title
Against the flow
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talking book daisy
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Dee Caffari ; Elaine Bunting
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the inspiring story of a teacher turned record-making yachtswoman
Summary
More people have walked on the moon than have successfully completed a westabout circumnavigation. In 2006, Caffari became the first woman to sail solo around the world against the prevailing winds and currents, braving physical hardship in terrible conditions, overcoming solitude, sleep deprivation, the worry of crucial equipment failing, 34 days of gales, 12 metre waves, cyclones and a lightning strike. c2007
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adult
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Against the flow, the inspiring sto, [talking book daisy]
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