Moitessier: A Sailing Legend
- ISBN-10
- 1574092049
- ISBN-13
- 9781574092042
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 234
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2005
- Publisher
- Sheridan House, Inc.
- Author
- Jean-Michel Barrault
Description
Jean-Michel Barrault is a writer and friend of sailing legend Bernard Moitessier.
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