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Spero
- Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
- Length: 3 hrs and 13 mins
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Publisher's Summary
In 1979, Ursula Westmacott impulsively left London and her modelling career to join her boyfriend Chris Crocker on board Spero, a 42-foot sailing boat built in 1909 and never modernized - no engine and just a sextant for navigation. The two intrepid sailors headed south for Gibraltar, then Africa, finally crossing the Atlantic to reach Brazil. Westmacott's account of their voyage - hilarious at times, hair-raising at others - forms a remarkable adventure story from a pre-Internet era.
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- ANGELA GOODWIN
- 29-12-2022
Absolutely wonderful story.
A voyage I marvel at how on earth did they do this voyage on such a tiny open yacht ? Then remind myself that I too did similar ocean crossing on my own home built tiny boat. I thoroughly enjoyed their journey with samples of Ursula’s clever resourcefulness and their simple ambition and sense of adventure. A binge read.
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