The Clipper Round the World Yacht Race is the ultimate long distance challenge a 35,000-mile circumnavigation of the globe, contested by amateur crews in identical racing yachts. The 2010 winner was 28-year-old Brendan Hall and his crew in Spirit of Australia. Although Brendan was the youngest and least experienced skipper in the race, the win was no accident it was the culmination of years of training, skilled navigation and a leadership style way beyond his years.
His skills were soon put to the test in the middle of a North Pacific hurricane, Brendan went to the rescue of a competing yacht and skippered both boats across one of the most feared oceans in the world. This brutally honest, no-holds-barred account is revealing and instructive, with valuable lessons in leadership and management as well as never giving up. Thrown in quite literally at the deep end, he is pushed to the limit, and learns lessons you can only learn the hard way.
Recenzijos
Honest, insightful, informative Bravo. -- Pete Goss Raw, gripping and brutally honest -- Economia I couldn't put it down! -- www.sailers.co.uk A brutally honest, no-holds-barred account -- Yachting Life ...the book is a joy * Sailing Today * succinct and very readable...a must-read for anyone interested in sailing, or equally personal development.One of the best books I've ever read. * Lifeboat Magazine * ...a compelling account..."A brutally honest, no-holds-barred account'. * Welsh Coastal Life *
Daugiau informacijos
Team Spirit is a gripping account of a race on the edge, a young skipper's crash-course in leadership under gruelling pressure, and determined journey to victory against the odds.
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The Only Real Training For Leadership Is Leadership |
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Every Artist Was First An Amateur |
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First Say To Yourself What You Would Be; And Then Do What You Have To Do |
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To Be Prepared Is Half The Victory |
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If Everyone Is Moving Forward Together, Then Success Takes Care Of Itself |
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We Are What We Repeatedly Do. Excellence, Then, Is Not An Act, But A Habit |
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Coming Together Is A Beginning. Keeping Together Is Progress. Working |
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A Man Should Learn To Sail In All Winds |
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Attitude Is A Little Thing That Makes A Big Difference |
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No Great Achievement Is Possible Without Persistent Work |
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He That Will Not Sail Till All Dangers Are Over Must Never Put To Sea |
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It Is Not The Mountain We Conquer; But Ourselves |
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| Appendix: The Entire Text Of My Team Spirit Vision |
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Brendan Hall began sailing at the age of four in his home waters off Brisbane, and was racing by the age of 19. He was 27 years old when the 2009/2010 Clipper Race began, and had to transform a motley crew of 18 amateur sailors into a race-winning sailing machine, as well as battling life-threatening weather conditions, gear failure and rescuing two other yachts in the dangerous North Pacific Ocean. He is currently cruising and racing in the Caribbean.
