Eric Tabarly was one of yachting's iconic figures who became a legend in French sailing from the moment he beat the British to win the second edition of the single-handed transatlantic in 1976. It was not so much that he won but the way in which he did it that raised his profile in his native country. Whereas his rivals sailed customised yachts, Tabarly took a yacht - the 44-foot Pen Duick 2 that had been designed for a crew of eight - and sailed her by himself. This book details the life of one international sailing's most charismatic personalities.