Around Alone

by Emma Richards

More people have gone into space than have sailed around the world alone. It is one of the most arduous tests of mental and physical stamina imaginable and the most prolonged endurance trial of any sport. When Emma Richards found that she was the youngest contender—and the only woman—in the 2002 Around Alone race, she wondered what she had gotten herself into. Yet for Richards, the physical ordeals paled against the “soul-destroying solitude” of months alone aboard a yacht. And when, in the dead of night, her radio warned of marauding pirates, her profound loneliness turned to abject terror. Around Alone not only recounts a remarkable sporting triumph, it also reveals the human side of one of sailing’s brightest new stars.

Genres: Travel

324 pages, Paperback

Published April 1, 2005

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Reviews

[AJ Foiret · Rating 2 out of 5]

A prime example of a book where someone has done something absolutely amazing (sail around the world alone) but makes it sound as dull as dishwater because they cannot write. I skipped pages at a time in a desperate bid to get to the end. A ghostwriter would have worked wonders here.

[Guido · Rating 4 out of 5]

Autobiographical account of yachtswoman Emma Richards' career in ocean yachtracing.

[Sharon · Rating 5 out of 5]

What an amazing ride. From dinghy racer to around alone. A triumph.