This is the story of Bernard & Francoise Moitessier's honeymoon voyage from Europe to the islands of the Pacific and back by way of Cape Horn. From Tahiti they took the logical route because it was the fastest, taking them through the Roaring Forties through the high latitudes of relentlas gale-force winds, and through iceberg territory. Their survival was due to careful preparation, great seamanship and perhaps their sense of harmony with Joshua and the sea. Rightly regarded as a classic of the sea. PB. 251 pages.