Cape Horn

This is the story of Bernard and Françoise Moitessier's honeymoon voyage aboard<I> Joshua</I> sailing from Europe to the islands of the Pacific and back by way of Cape Horn the "logical route" because it was the fastest. Setting out from Tahiti they make their way through the Roaring Forties iceberg territory and the relentless gale-force winds of the higher latitudes. They owe their survival to careful preparation superior seamanship and their sens of harmony with <I>Joshua</I> and the sea.<BR /><BR /><I>Cape Horn</I> is also the tale of how <I>Joshua</I> Moitessier's dream boat became a reality and how he recovered from the disaster of losing his previous boat--which he himself had built--to pursue his great love: sailing the world's oceans.<BR />