Against the Flow: The inspiring story of a teacher turned record-breaking yachtswoman
Autor Dee Caffari Introducere de James CracknellLimba Paperback – 2 sep 2007
In 2006, Dee Caffari became the first woman to sail solo round theworld against the prevailing winds and currents. Her story is anadventure in the true sense of the word. It is about physical hardshipin terrible conditions, overcoming solitude, sleep deprivation, theworry of crucial equipment failing, 34 days of gales, 12 metre waves,cyclones and a lightning strike. It is also about a woman who steppedoutside her safe zone, gave up a good job and financial security, allbecause she wanted to sail. She dared to dream, and her courageresulted in a place in the history books alongside a handful of men.
Morepeople have walked on the moon than have successfully completed awestabout circumnavigation, and in this inspirational book Dee sharesthe story of her journey from beginner to record breaker.
'Ifeel I have been preparing for this my whole life. This is my dream. Tobe the first woman to sail the globe single-handed, westabout. It'stwice as long and twice as hard. We can do more than we think we can.We just have to dare to dream.'
Dee Caffari
'Dee has inspiredthe imagination of a worldwide audience. She has joined only four menwho have achieved this feat. Other women may follow, but she willalways remain the first.'
Sir Chay Blyth
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780713685336
ISBN-10: 0713685336
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: Colour photo section
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Adlard Coles
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0713685336
Pagini: 208
Ilustrații: Colour photo section
Dimensiuni: 156 x 234 x 18 mm
Greutate: 0.37 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Adlard Coles
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
Exciting content and pacey narrative make this a gripping read - the story of a woman to dared to dream, and succeeded
Notă biografică
After an early career as a secondary school PE teacher, Dee Caffarirealised that her destiny was a life on the water. She gave up her joband worked with Mike Golding Yacht Racing, completing a number ofoffshore races. During the 2004/5 Global Challenge Race, Deesuccessfully skippered 18 amateur yachtsmen around the world and in thesame 72ft yacht, Aviva, she completed her record-breakingcircumnavigation, finishing on 18 May 2006.
Recenzii
'...a moving account of how [Caffari] became the most famous lady of the water after Ellen MacArthur...It [is] a cracking read for non-sailors and sailors alike.'
Descriere
The inspirational story of an ordinary woman who gave up her career tolearn how to sail and become the first woman to circumnavigate theworld against the prevailing winds and currents.