Taking the Helm/One of America's Top Sailors Tells Her Story

by Dawn Riley, Cynthia Flanagan

America's top woman sailor tells how she brought the U. S. Women's Challenge to an against-all-odds finish in the harrowing Round-the-World Whitbread Race in spite of dissent, disagreements, and life-threatening weather. 15,000 first printing.

273 pages, Hardcover

First published February 1, 1999

Reviews

[Cynthia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Rereading this book is as exciting as when I first read it in 1995.

[Nadine · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ok- I listened to her speak at a sailing seminar and she accepted my friend request on FB. Literarywise- fine - it's not Shakespear. But the story was very compelling to me and that may have to do with the fact that I get to pretend I do what she did on a small scale- she sailed the world - I sail Lake Michigan. The story is about the first all women team to sail on the big around the world race- other than Volvo. There were laugh out loud moments and serious - I need to put this down or have nightmares moments. Anyone who wants to read a book of courage and overcoming incredible odds as well as strut around the house going- I can do that! (yeah- there's a bunch of women power thing that you get from this book)- Then I would say read it.