High Seas, High Stakes : The Race Around the World

The Volvo Ocean Race is the largest and best-known round the world yacht race. The 2008-2009 edition brought victory for Sweden as Ericsson 4 triumphed to take home first prize. This is the full story of the entire race - from its start in the Spanish town of Alicante on 11 October 2008 to the finishing line in St Petersburg, Russia, on 27 June 2009. The 360-page book is illustrated with more than 400 fantastic colour images by the world’s top yachting photographers, including Rick Tomlinson and Oskar Kihlborg. These combine with Mark Chisnell’s nerve-jangling race account to create one of the most gripping ocean yacht books for many years. The book is in English.