Against the Flow: The First Woman to Sail Solo the 'Wrong Way' Around the World
Autor Dee Caffari Introducere de James CracknellPaperback – 26 feb 2009
In 2006, Dee Caffari became the first woman to sail solo round the world against the prevailing winds and currents. Her story is an adventure in the true sense of the word. It is about physical hardship in terrible conditions, overcoming sleep deprivation, 34 days of gales, 12 metre waves and cyclones. It is also about a woman who stepped outside her safe zone and dared to dream. Her courage resulted in a place in the history books alongside a handful of men, having achieved something truly extraordinary. More people have walked on the moon than have successfully completed a westabout circumnavigation, and in this inspirational book Dee shares the story of her journey from beginner to record breaker. A new chapter for this paperback edition recounts Dee's experiences since her Record and her preparations for the Vendee Globe Race.
'We can do more than we think we can. We just have to dare to dream.' Dee Caffari
'Dee has inspired the imagination of a worldwide audience. She has joined only four men who have achieved this feat. Other women may follow, but she will always remain the first.' Sir Chay Blyth
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781408100011
ISBN-10: 1408100010
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: Colour photo section
Dimensiuni: 127 x 198 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Adlard Coles
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1408100010
Pagini: 312
Ilustrații: Colour photo section
Dimensiuni: 127 x 198 x 23 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Adlard Coles
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Caracteristici
New chapter for this paperback edition, detailing Dee's exploits since her Record, and her Vendee Globe preparations
Notă biografică
After an early career as a secondary school PE teacher, Dee Caffari realised that her destiny was on the water. She gave up her teaching job, completed a number of offshore races, and successfully skippered 18 amateur yachtsmen around the world in the Global Challenge Race. In the same 72ft yacht, Aviva, she completed her record-breaking circumnavigation, finishing in May 2006. She is now embarked on the Vendee Globe Race.
Recenzii
"This book is adventure story, biography and inspiration all bound into one volume."
'Story of the first woman to sail circumnavigate the wrong way around the world.'
"Dee Caffari engages with the reader so her experiences become your experiences""It's an absorbing narrative with pace and energy with a simple message: the ordinary can change and become exceptional."
This is a good read with daring to aplenty but also with an accessible and very human heroine who, just maybe, given the opportunity, we could see ourselves trying to emulate.
'...an enjoyable and inspiring tale...'
'This is a truly inspiring book that follows the highs, and inevitable lows, of Dee's journey, before detailing what she has been up to sincer her records.'
'Story of the first woman to sail circumnavigate the wrong way around the world.'
"Dee Caffari engages with the reader so her experiences become your experiences""It's an absorbing narrative with pace and energy with a simple message: the ordinary can change and become exceptional."
This is a good read with daring to aplenty but also with an accessible and very human heroine who, just maybe, given the opportunity, we could see ourselves trying to emulate.
'...an enjoyable and inspiring tale...'
'This is a truly inspiring book that follows the highs, and inevitable lows, of Dee's journey, before detailing what she has been up to sincer her records.'
Descriere
The inspirational story of an ordinary woman who gave up her career to learn how to sail and become the first woman to circumnavigate the world against the prevailing winds and currents.