Taking on the World

" "An exuberant, headlong, exhausting ride . . . more than a book about sailboat racing; it's also about a dream ferociously pursued and the price paid for realizing it . . . impossible to put down."" "--Derek Lundy, author, "Godforsaken Sea ""A story of mythic shape--of a young girl who receives a call to adventure and sets out on a compulsive journey, and finds mentors, tests, dark caves, despair, a supreme ordeal, and triumph."" "--Peter Nichols, author, "A Voyage for Madmen ""A passionate account that is far more than just another book about racing."" "--"The (London) Times