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Spero

By: Ursula Westmacott
Narrated by: Helen Lloyd
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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.

©2014 Ursula Westmacott (P)2014 Audible Inc.
Adventurers, Explorers & Survival Travel Writing & Commentary Sailing Funny Witty Africa
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This is a delightful little book that tells a most interesting story. I'd have liked more sailing details, but the description of life aboard a small yacht is great.

What a great find!

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Excellent. Strongly recommend. Good mix of sailing, travel, food and countries. Only downside..... Too short

the story telling

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