National Outdoor Book Award
1 appearances
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Edition 9 (2005) Winner
Neal Petersen
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Neal Petersen
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- South Africa (apartheid-era)
- Nationality
- South Africa
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Grew up and learned to sail in the waters around Cape Town
Career
- Occupations
- solo racing yachtsman, author, speaker
- Active Years
- 1990-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography) | Journey of a Hope Merchant: From Apartheid to the Elite World of Solo Yacht Racing | 歴史/伝記 | National Outdoor Book Award | 受賞 |
National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography)
2005
Work:
Journey of a Hope Merchant: From Apartheid to the Elite World of Solo Yacht Racing
Category:
歴史/伝記
Organization:
National Outdoor Book Award
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
No Barriers
1994 memoir / non-fictionA memoir focusing on Petersen's first journey from South Africa to Europe and his early sailing experiences overcoming hardship.
overcoming adversitysailingpersonal growth
Journey of a Hope Merchant: From Apartheid to the Elite World of Solo Yacht Racing
2004 memoir / non-fictionA memoir tracing Petersen's journey from life under apartheid to single-handedly racing around the world in a small yacht he designed and built, covering his sailing career and personal challenges.
race and social barrierssolitude and self-challengesea and adventure
Adaptations
- [documentary] PBS documentary (subject: Neal Petersen)
Bibliography
- No Barriers (1994)
- Journey of a Hope Merchant: From Apartheid to the Elite World of Solo Yacht Racing (2004)
Adaptations
- PBS documentary about Neal Petersen
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- memoiristic narrationfrank, experiential proseinspirational narrative
- Recurring Motifs
- resilience against adversitythe sea and solitudeovercoming racial and social barriers
Health
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physical disability出生時からAffected early life and sailing career; forms part of his narrative of overcoming adversity.
Legacy
Known for rising from apartheid-era South Africa to single-handedly race around the world; often cited as the first black sailor to race solo around the world. Influential as a speaker and author; won the National Outdoor Book Award for Journey of a Hope Merchant.
In Popular Culture
- Subject of a PBS documentary
Trivia
- Completed single-handed voyages in a small yacht he designed and built himself.
- Journey of a Hope Merchant won the 2005 National Outdoor Book Award (History/Biography).
- Subject of a PBS documentary.