Britannia: Rowing alone across the Atlantic. - John Fairfax - First Edition 1971 | Voyager Rare Books Maps & Prints

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Britannia: Rowing alone across the Atlantic. – John Fairfax – First Edition 1971

Britannia: Rowing alone across the Atlantic. – John Fairfax – First Edition 1971

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The record of an adventure. First edition published by Kimber, London in 1971. Octavo, 221 pages well illustrated with designs of the boat, endpaper maps. Very good condition albeit the dust jacket has some ageing and clear tape over closed tears. A valuable book in a number of quarters.

John Fairfax was broke when he decided he wanted to row across the Atlantic. Despite this he managed to get his rowing boat built to specification. He practiced on the Serpentine in Hyde Park. It took him 180 days to get from the Canary Islands to Miami a remarkable achievement.

He received congratulation from many including, in a lengthy “salute” from Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin of Apollo 11.

Rowing Across the Atlantic – well give it a go!

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