Mark Chisnell, Spanish Castle to White Night ***

This book tells the story of the eight boats that sailed the 2008-2009 Volvo Ocean Race. The writing style is exactly the style of articles in sailing magazines, which I found kind of annoying. On the other hand, Chisnell covers many interesting aspects of ocean racing over the course of many chapters: strategic planning, weather forecasting, food preparation, disaster recovery, race coordination, and so on — although with comparatively little in the way of actual sailing maneuvers. Interesting but not entirely compelling as a narrative.

Note that I read this book on my Kindle, where it didn't have any pictures. Pictures would have been good.