Moitessier

I'm now (re)reading "The Long Way" by Bernard Moitessier. I first read this book almost 5 years ago when I first came up with this pipe dream. It's so hard to believe the completion of this Atlantic loop will be over in one month.
The book details Moitessier's participation in the first sailboat race that was around-the-world solo nonstop. He's a person that was completely "at home" while at sea. As a matter of fact, so much so, that when he realized he was going to win the race, he decided to continue on around the world instead of being part of the media circus that would ensue.