Theirs is the Glory – Great Britain II and the Round the World Race - Chay Blyth - First Edition 1974.

Theirs is the Glory – Great Britain II and the Round the World Race – Chay Blyth – First Edition 1974.

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Published by Hodder and Stoughton, London. Octavo, 223 pages, nicely illustrated with images from photographs, charts and end paper descriptions and images of the competing vessels. Very good if not better condition.

A first edition 1974 of Chay Blyth’s brilliant book about Whitbread Round the World Race which he and his crew won convincingly in Great Brita II.

It took them only 144 days to do the 27,870 miles in four stages. Three competitors lost their lives during this race , one from Blyth’s yacht. It was tough going at times … they lost their spinnaker in the Roaring Forties and snapped the mizzen which was fixed in Sydney.

Blyth an ex paratrooper crewed the boat with his own selection of ex-paratroopers … they learned as they went and they learned well.

Chay Blyth confirmed his reputation on Great Britain II.

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Theirs is the Glory – Great Britain II and the Round the World Race – Chay Blyth – First Edition 1974.

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