Clare Francis - Sea Bird
Yesterday CLARE FRANCIS set off from Portsmouth in a bid to win
The Whitbread Round-the-world Race-the longest and toughest ocean race ever devised. In her last international event-the classic Observer Singlehanded - she astounded the sailing world by setting a new record for the fastest crossing by a woman, even beating Sir Francis Chichester 's best time by a whole day.
She also had the courage and stamina to film in the most appalling conditions-her amazing diary of events vividly conveys the exhilaration, the fear and the loneliness of racing under sail alone across 3,000 miles of unfriendly ocean. Written and narrated by FRANK PAGE
One of the most thrilling true-life adventure films ever seen on television
(THE SUN)
Producer BOB SAUNDERS
Series editors MICHAEL ANDREWS and ANTHONY ISAACS . Preview: p 13