Great Circle

Great Circle by Sam Llewellyn. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780747231325.

For climbers there is Everest. For sailors there is the Great Circle - a race round the world from Portsmouth, UK, leaving the Cape of Good Hope and Cape Horn to port. In the Great Circle, men and women pit their wits against each other - and against the big, cold, violent sea. Ed, UK, is racing for his reputation. Art, USA, is racing for his job. Tubes, Australia, is racing for the hell of it. Harriet is racing for love. And Emily is racing towards oblivion. For all of them and the rest of the crews, crossing the finish line first is only half the battle... Set mostly at sea, Great Circle is a Sam Llewellyn favourite.