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| Rich Wilson braved
some of the most treacherous seas in the world to sail his trimaran Great American II on
a journey that fulfilled a cherished dream. Racing to beat a speed record set by the
clipper ship Northern Light in 1853, Rich and his partner, Bill Biewenga, sped from
San Francisco around Cape Horn at the tip of South America and then north to Boston. Rich
had already attempted this voyage once and nearly lost his life in a storm off the Horn.
Yet he was determined to try again and to share his experiences with young people across
America. He linked Great American II to classrooms and homes around the country via
Prodigy's online service and weekly newspaper updates. Throughout the journey, Rich and
Bill answered children's questions about the craft of sailing, the hardships they faced,
and the ocean environment they explored, bringing real-time adventure into schools and
homes. In Racing a Ghost Ship, Rich's gripping storytelling and Bill's bold
photographs capture the beauty and excitement of the ten challenging weeks at sea and the
triumphs of the journey homeward. |
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| The author is a
world-class sailor and the founder of Ocean Challenge, Inc., a corporation organized to
interactively link adventures, expeditions, and events to students in classrooms and
families at home. In 1980, Rich was the skipper of Holger Danske, the overall
winner of the Newport-Bermuda Race, and in 1988 he sailed solo across the Atlantic aboard
his trimaran Curtana, winning Class V in the Carlsberg Singlehanded Transatlantic
Race. In 1993, after completing his journey on Great American II, he was awarded
the First Annual Christmas Seals Hero Award by the American Lung Association of
Massachusetts. Rich lives in Rockport, Masssachusetts. Front jacket photograph by Billy Black
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