Trimaran Solo: The Story of Victress’ Circumnavigation and Last Voyage.

TETLEY, Nigel.

$225.00

Item Number: 112941

Hampshire: Nautical Publishing Company, 1970.

First edition of Nigel Tetley’s account of his final solo voyage around the world his trimaran Victress. Octavo, original cloth, illustrated with photographs, charts and diagrams. From the library of James Stephen “Steve” Fossett with his bookplate to the pastedown. American businessman and record-setting aviator Steve Fossett became the first person to fly solo nonstop around the world in 2002 in his 10-story high balloon Spirit of Freedom. He completed the 2002 trip in 13 days, 8 hours, and 33 minutes and set records for both the Longest Distance Flown Solo in a Balloon and Fastest Balloon Flight Around the World. Fossett was also one of sailing’s most prolific distance record holders set the Absolute World Speed Record for airships with a Zeppelin NT in 2004. He received numerous awards and honors throughout his career including aviation’s highest award, the Gold Medal of the Fédération Aéronautique Internationale (FAI), which he was awarded in 2002. Fossett disappeared on September 3, 2007 while flying a light aircraft over the Great Basin Desert, between Nevada and California. Fine in a fine dust jacket.

Among other records in yachting history, Nigel Tetley completed the fastest yacht circumnavigation ever made, the first trimaran journey around the globe, and the first multihull trip around the Horn. Trimaran Solo is Tetley's account of his record-setting plywood trimaran, the Victress' final voyage.