First lady by kay cottee, 9780732900151, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The thing i remember most about her triumphant arrival back in sydney harbour, was that, after 187 days at sea, she was obliged to wait off sydney heads for two days in miserable weather just so she could appease her sponsor and arrive home on a sunday. My book first lady, about the roundtheworld voyage, is coming out as an e book soon. A historymaking solo voyage has 1 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. Sailing her yacht, blackmores first lady, kay cottee crossed the worlds great. Authors descriptive autobiographical account of her 189 days, 22,000 nautical miles, 6o solo nonstop unassisted voyage around the globe, which placed her as the first woman in history to complete such a journey. Kay cottee ao is an australian sailor, who was the first woman to perform a singlehanded, nonstop and unassisted circumnavigation of the world. On june 5th, 1988, kay cotee fulfilled a childhood dream. A historymaking solo voyage dolly fiction cottee, kay on. After covering more than 22,000 nautical miles in 189 days at sea, ms. Kays books and dvd with actual footage from her voyage are available here.
First lady a historymaking solo voyage around the world kay cottee on. The next challenge is to get my new business off the ground something to do with art, sewing and fabrics. As a person with no knowledge of sailing at the time i read this book i loved the. First lady a historymaking solo voyage around the world by kay cottee pan books, 1990, isbn 0330271741, colour photographic plates, paperback good. Sailing her yacht, blackmores first lady, kay cottee crossed the worlds great oceans, rounded the five capes of the southern hemisphere. It was a journey that was to change her life in more ways than she could ever imagine. On june 5th 1988, on board her yacht blackmores first lady, kay cottee fulfilled.
Her first book, first lady, was published by macmillan in 1989. A historymaking solo voyage by kay cottee paperback, 1990 at the best online prices at ebay. Millions of products all with free shipping australia wide. There are also links to articles, blogs and wikipedia on this page. Since that day in 1988 kay has written a record breaking bestselling book. Cottee became the first woman in history to complete a solo nonstop and unassisted voyage around the world. Her second book, all at sea on land, was published by pan macmillan in 1998, about her life in the ten years since the voyage. Its just 20 years since sydney born kay cottee became the first woman to circle the globe by sailing solo non stop and unassisted. On june 5th 1988, on board her yacht blackmores first lady, kay cottee fulfilled her childhood dream to become the first woman in history to sail solo, nonstop and unassisted around the world. First lady a historymaking solo voyage around the world. A historymaking solo voyage dolly fiction kay cottee on amazon. First lady a historymaking solo voyage around the world cottee, kay on. Sailing her yacht, blackmores first lady, kay cottee crossed the worlds great oceans, rounded the five capes of the southern hemisphere and was after covering more than 22,000 nautical miles in 189 days at sea she became the first woman in history to complete a solo, nonstop and unassisted voyage around the world. Kay cottee ao born 25 january 1954 is an australian sailor, who was the first woman to.
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