At Sea on Land

When Naomi James completed her historic single-handed round-the-world voyage in 1978 she became, in spite of herself, an international celebrity. A woman who loves solitude and open spaces, she has confessed to being ill at ease in company. How has she coped with her enforced new lifestyle in the public eye? In this successor to her bestselling At One With The Sea, Naomi records two extraordinary years that culminated in another thrilling single-handed adventure at sea, amid visits to No. 10, becoming a Dame, and appearing on This Is Your Life...