The Last Great Adventure of Sir Peter Blake by Peter Sir Blake

The Last Great Adventure of Sir Peter Blake by Peter Sir Blake

Sir Peter Blake was a much loved and greatly admired yachtsman and adventurer, and this book is a wonderful tribute to his achievements. It is drawn entirely from Peter's logbooks of his last voyage, written up by his friend and colleague Alan Sefton, who was manager of blakexpeditions and was with Peter on the fatal voyage. In this large format book, packed with stunning photographs from Peter and the boat's crew, we are taken on a fantastical journey from the icy waters of Antarctica to the humid rainforests of the Amazon. It is both a feast for the eyes and a wonderful tribute to an extraordinary man.

The late Sir Peter Blake was one of the world's most successful and revered yachtsmen. Twice winner of the Whitbread Round the World Race, conqueror of the Jules Verne around the world record, and twice national manager of the victorious New Zealand America's Cup team, he had turned his questing spirit to the world's endangered environments. Determined to bring to the world's attention the plight of beautiful areas of the earth in danger of human destruction, his first and last expedition took him from Antarctica, up the east coast of South America and deep into the upper reaches of the mighty Amazon river. His mission nearly accomplished, he was murdered by pirates at the mouth of the Amazon in December 2001 in a cold blooded act that shocked the world

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ISBN 13	9780713670073
ISBN 10	071367007X
Title	The Last Great Adventure of Sir Peter Blake
Author	Peter Sir Blake
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Year published	2004-07-05
Number of pages	216
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.