**Winner of the William Hill 2018 Sports Book of the Year Award**A Sunday Times Book of the Year and Telegraph Best Book of 2018'Extraordinary' Clare BaldingThe poignant, life-affirming story of a determined boy, a visionary coach, and how the dream of a record-breaking Channel swim became realityEltham, South London.
Set against the backdrop of mankinds epic spaceodyssey is the tale of a dream that wouldntdie and a stone boat that eventually sailed40,000 ocean miles.
This exciting and demanding sport is much different than its flat-water sibling, with different equipment and techniques, all of which are covered in Basic Illustrated Sea Kayaking.
This book is a sailing travel-adventure demonstrating how dreams can come true for those who have the desire to accomplish, persistence, a sense of adventure and are willing to take risks in order to make their dreams come true.
This is the incredible true story of one mans heroic battle against impossible odds, a tale of pain and anguish, bravery and utter solitude, a tale that ends in a victory not only over the implacable ocean but over himself as well.
The story begins with the author as a child getting an unwitting education in the ways of moving water by playing in the creek that flowed by his boyhood home.
This is Volume 4 of the eBook series, The Captain's Guide to Hurricane Holes and covers the northwest Caribbean region, including Cuba, the Cayman Islands, the north coast of Jamaica, Honduras, and the Bay Islands, Guatemala and the Rio Dulce, Belize, and Mexico.
Whether you are sailing, motorboating, pottering around in a dinghy, racing, going fishing offshore or embarking on an ocean crossing, this is the essential pocket-sized guide to first aid you need to have on board.
Swim, Bike, Run is the ultimate triathlon book, from Olympic heroes the Brownlee brothersThe Olympic Triathlon, Hyde Park, LondonAugust 7th 2012'We jogged to our positions on the pontoon: two brothers, side by side, the world and everyone we ever cared about looking on.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARITIME FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST BOOK 2024A fascinating and original look at how the sea has defined Britain - and decided the course of its history - for thousands of years.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE MARITIME FOUNDATION AWARD FOR BEST BOOK 2024A fascinating and original look at how the sea has defined Britain - and decided the course of its history - for thousands of years.
This is Volume 2 of the Kindle series, The Captain's Guide to Hurricane Holes, and covers the region from The Turks and Caicos to the Virgin Islands, including Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic.