Welcome to Litsy!

In 1968, it seemed that the last great adventure was to circumnavigate the globe solo in a sailboat. So a UK newspaper proposed a prize for the first man to achieve this. Nine set out to do so, with spectacularly bad results. This is a completely compelling book about a wild boat race. I loved this one.

Our Non-Fiction for this month is the incredibly gripping A Voyage for Madmen by Peter Nichols. This is the fascinating story of nine men who set out to race each other around the world, but only one made it back. A dramatic, inspiring and sometimes terrifying tale of people pushing themselves to the limit and the alluring nature of the sea.

My #firstLitsypost ever! I heard about Litsy from Facebook, and I thought, "That sounds juuuust like me!" And the rest, they say, is history! These have been an awesome 5 months, and I'm so glad to be apart of this amazing community. I've learned to read new types of books, and I've met lots of cool people! #booktober

Fantastic book about the first solo non stop around the world sailing race and the impact that it had on participants, from those who pulled out of the race early through to the victory of the redoubtable Knox-Johnston. Looming of the entire story is the tragedy of Donald Crowhurst.

Love this book! I love stories about sailing!😀