Close to the Wind Quotes

“How better to experience the hours of darkness than at the back of your boat with a cup of tea in hand as she forges through the water, painting excited light on to the inky black as phosphorescence bursts into life at the bow and slowly fades its farewell in the wake? The deck is like a reflection of the stars in the sky as the phosphorescence glows in its random resting places. I feel so alive when I am out there with an unblemished horizon and the musical rush of water passing the hull. The”
― Pete Goss, Close to the Wind: An Extraordinary Story of Triumph Over Adversity

“The Vendee is more than a yacht race to the French. To them the Vendee flies the flag for the human spirit. It is a demonstration that life is about more than being pigeonholed.”
― Pete Goss, Close to the Wind: An Extraordinary Story of Triumph Over Adversity

“Whenever I was faced with a choice, I would only have to ask myself what was in the best interests of my goal, and a clear answer would usually present itself. My”
― Pete Goss, Close to the Wind: An Extraordinary Story of Triumph Over Adversity