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The Last Sea Dog

$39.95 GST

Jean-Luc Van Den Heede

The life story of a true single-handed sailing great. Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has rounded Cape Horn twelve times and completed six solo circumnavigations resulting in 5 podium places plus 1 world record, held since 2004 for circumnavigating against prevailing winds and currents. His podiums include two Vendée Globes and finally winning the retro (‘as in 1968’) Golden Globe Race in 2019 at the age of 73.

Focusing on The Golden Globe Race, he tells his amazing life’s story. He was born in post-war Amiens, far from the sea, and he became a maths teacher. Nevertheless, he developed a passion for competitive sailing. He is friendly and easy to approach, but he is also a formidable competitor with an abundance of courage and perseverance.

This personal account of his life and the Golden Globe Race is an amazing story of a man who has faced the toughest times and sea and won through.

AUTHOR: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede has rounded Cape Horn twelve times and completed six solo circumnavigations, achieving five race podiums and one world record (circumnavigation against the prevailing winds and currents, which he still holds). He finished third then second in the Vendée Globe, and won the retro (‘as in 1968’) Golden Globe Race in 2019.

Author: Jean-Luc Van Den Heede

Paperback: pages 220

SKU: P45554

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