Teignmouth Electron
by Tacita Dean

Teignmouth Electron deals with the tragic and extraordinary story of Donald Crowhurst; a story which has preoccupied Tacita Dean for several years. Crowhurst filed false reports of his progress amd position in the 1968 single-handed non-stop around the world yacht race. He became obsessed with time; and two weeks before he was due home to a hero's welcome, his yacht Teignmouth Electron was found adrift and empty. Today his boat lies beached and abandoned at its final resting place, Cayman Brac, an island in the Caribbean. Tacita Dean has visited the island in an attempt to piece together the story of Crowhurst; she also studied books, articles, films and recorded conversations with people who knew him. The result is a series of striking texts and images that trace the Donald Crowhurst story and Tacita Dean's quest to understand more.

Teignmouth Electron is printed offset in an edition of 1,500 copies.

It has 72 pages, with full colour images and a hard-back cover, with a printed dust-jacket, 245 x 190mm.

ISBN 1 8760699 36 X, price £19.95.