The book "The Irresistible Challenge" describes the daily experiences of the first four-stage race of lone sailors around the world called The BOC Challenge. The challenging route from the American Newport via Cape Town, Sydney, Rio de Janeiro back to Newport, leading around the Cape of Good Hope, the Southern Capes of Australia and New Zealand, the route of the stormiest oceans and around the dangerous Cape Horn, where thousands of sailors have died in the past, has managed to reduce the number of participants by almost half even today. Two yachts were wrecked on rocky cliffs, two sank in the middle of the oceans, and the success of the largest rescue operations in history and the saving of lives ultimately depended on the competitors themselves in the race. The publication is richly illustrated with 648 period photographs and maps. The book offers you the opportunity to experience extraordinary stories.