The Lonely Sea and the Sky - Reprint Author:Sir Francis Chichester While still a boy, Francis Chichester opted for life in the fast lane. He left school for a wider education and found it whether flying solo from London to Sydney, hazarding a seaplane journey from Australia to Japan, racing typhoons off the coast of China or battling mountainous seas in the Atlantic. He sought great challenges and met them with... more » courage and determination. THE LONELY SEA AND THE SKY, written shortly after he won the first Observer Single-Handed Transatlantic Race (OSTAR), is the story of his life. It is remarkable not only for adventure, but for the message it leaves us with -- that no matter the odds, there is always scope for what Herbert Hoover called "the uncommon man." "A remarkable book by a remarkable individual." (Books and Bookmen)« less