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Aux quatre vents de l'aventure - Le défi au cap Horn (1)

Marcel Bardiaux raconte sa longue navigation en solitaire à bord de son cotre Les 4 vents, ou, du moins, la première partie de son voyage, celle qui le mena jusqu'à Tahiti, car l'immense périple, commencé au Havre en février 1950, donne matière à d'abondantes aventures. Quand on sait que l'auteur a conçu et construit son bateau lui-même, qu'il a doublé le cap Horn en plein hiver, qu'il exploré les canaux de Patagonie, qu'il a navigué dans des passes dangereuses avec une jambe gelée, il est facile de supposer...

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The ocean face to face: sailing around the world in reverse, solo and non-stop: the record

This book tells the story of a happy and determined life, that of a math teacher who devotes his free time to a demanding passion, and who maintains all his modesty. "I'm a normal guy," says this man who, at an age when others are planning their retirement, has retained the enthusiasm and audacity of youth.

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Damien Around the World

Damien is the story of a voyage that has become legendary. This 10-meter wooden cutter, which set sail from La Rochelle on May 25, 1969, crisscrossed the globe for five years. Its 55,000-mile journey was marked by major firsts: Spitsbergen, the ascent of the Amazon, Cape Horn, the Southern Islands, Antarctica...

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