In this, his first book, never before published in the U.S., the famous French sailor, Moitessier, describes his shipwreck on the Chagos atoll in the Indian Oceans, his building of Marie-Therese II, and his leisurely voyage to the West Indies, where he met disaster.

Bernard Moitessier was one of the greatest ocean voyagers. He became a legend in his own time. A gifted writer, he wrote four books describing his seagoing adventures. The Long Way became a bestseller worldwide.

1. In the Indian Ocean
2. Mauritius: the friendly island
3. Mauritius to Durban
4. A Year in Durban
5. Durban to Cape Town
6. Nine Months to Cape Town
7. Cape Town to St. Helena
8. On St. Helena
9. St. Helena to Ascension Island
10. Ascension ISland: a lunar port of call
11. Ascension to Fernando-Noroña
12. Fernando-Noroña
13. Passage to the West Indies
14. Trinidad to Martinique
15. In the Caribbean
16. The Dream Boat
Author's postscript to this edition
Postscript on Heavy Weather Sailing
Postscript on Self-Steering Devices
Index